A method and system for managing a buffered program operation for
plurality of words is described. In one aspect, the method and system
include providing an internal buffer including a plurality of locations
and at least one bit location for the plurality of locations. Each of the
words is stored in a location of the plurality of locations. The words
are associated with internal address bits for the locations. At least one
of the internal address bits is at least one group address bit that
corresponds to all of the words. A remaining portion of the internal
address bits is associated at least one of the words. The at least one
bit location stores the at least one group address bit for the words.
Thus, in one aspect, the method and system include storing each of the
words one of the buffer locations. The method and system also include
associating the at least one group address bit with the buffer location
for each of the words.