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wear leveling

A set of algorithms utilized by a flash controller to distribute writes and erases across the cells in a flash device.

Cells in flash devices have a limited ability to survive write cycles. The purpose of wear leveling is to delay cell wear out and prolong the useful life of the overall flash device.

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