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Arm Image Format
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computer_programming/QmSsFnu0">computer programming</a>, the Arm Image Format (AIF) is an <a href="/facts/Object_file/sFBvosE4">object file</a> <a href="/facts/File_format/qrXbwJaH">format</a> used primarily for software intended to run on <a href="/facts/ARM_architecture/SALsYA79">ARM</a> <a href="/facts/Microprocessor/Fx9CaQht">microprocessors</a>. It was introduced by <a href="/facts/Acorn_Computers/jCddUElC">Acorn Computers</a> for use with their <a href="/facts/Acorn_Archimedes/BxInoqjT">Archimedes</a> computer. It can optionally facilitate debugging, including under operating systems running on other processor architectures. </p>