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 ===== The Scatter File ===== ===== The Scatter File =====
  
-A Scatter File is a .txt file which is used to describe **parts of flash memory** in an Android device which is running on a MediaTek’s ARM architecture. Usually, such files are needed at the time of flashing firmware using tools like the **SP Flash Tool**.+A Scatter File is a .txt file which is used to describe **parts of flash memory** in an Android device which is running on a MediaTek’s MTK chipeset. Usually, such files are needed at the time of flashing firmware using tools like the **SP Flash Tool**.
  
 Here it is an **excerpt** of a scatter file, showing **where** to **flash** or **readback** the **recovery partition**: Here it is an **excerpt** of a scatter file, showing **where** to **flash** or **readback** the **recovery partition**: