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ARMv2 is the second ARM instruction set version which was introduced by Acorn with the release of the ARM2 in 1986. The ARMv2 was the first instruction set to be used commercially.

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The ARMv2 is the second iteration of the ARM instruction set which was introduced with Acorn's ARM2 in 1986. The ARMv2 added support for multiplication and a coprocessor communication interface. It also adds two additional status registers for a total of 27 registers.