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 AVRDUDE - AVR Downloader Uploader - is a program for downloading and uploading
 the on-chip memories of Microchip’s [AVR microcontrollers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVR_microcontrollers).
 It can program the Flash and EEPROM, and where supported by the programming