PIC16F181XX

1.4 Write and/or Erase Selection

Erasing or writing is selected according to the command used to begin operation (see Table 3-1). The terminologies used in this document, related to erasing/writing to the program memory, are defined in Table 1-2.

Table 1-2. Programming Terms
Term	Definition
Programmed Cell	A memory cell at logic ‘`0`’
Erased Cell	A memory cell at logic ‘`1`’
Erase	Change memory cell from a ‘`0`’ to a ‘`1`’
Write	Change memory cell from a ‘`1`’ to a ‘`0`’
Program	Generic erase and/or write

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