Meaning of droid | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
2. A person having the qualities of an android; one with few or no emotions or little personality, or who acts in an unthinking manner; a robot.
   US, derogatory

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Examples

“It's crazy. They're swarming all over Carron City. They're stopping robots in the streets—household Robs, commercial Droids, all of them. They just look⟳ at them, and then the others quit⟳ work⟳ and start⟳ off with them.”

““These aren’t the ’droids you’re looking for,” [Obi-Wan] Kenobi told him pleasantly.”

“The bartender was a droid, as most were, but she doubted this one had been programmed to listen⟳ cheerfully to customers' hard luck stories. […] Droids couldn't be bribed, she thought with some regret⟳. And threats had to be both clever and logical.”

“Do droids have⟳ capacities for mental states and language? There are plenty of examples of droids apparently engaged in behaviors expressive of mental states and language. One glaring example is the torturing of a droid at Jabba the Hutt's palace in Return⟳ of the Jedi. […] (Interestingly enough, one also gets the sense⟳ that the droid administering the torture is enjoying what he's doing.)”

“The trouble⟳ with droids is that they can't think⟳, Obi-Wan told himself as he hacked his way through the battle droids that still clogged the sinkhole tunnel city on Utapau. An army made up of living beings would have⟳ seen how badly outnumbered they were, and given up. The droids just kept on fighting.”

“I'm close⟳ to finding those maps. I know⟳ it! Then six more missions and I'll have⟳ enough creds to set⟳ myself up in style on some snug and safe planet. I'll have⟳ a bunch of droid servants and never have⟳ to get⟳ my hands dirty again.”

“Stepping inside to the front office you'll find⟳ Black Spire's most complete⟳ collection of droids, technical manuals, droid parts, and tools. Tucked outside the shop⟳ lies a repair⟳ station and oil bath, normally considered a luxury by most droid companions.”

“"Okay, Allie, I didn't want⟳ to have⟳ to do this, but if you insist on behaving like⟳ an astromech droid, you leave⟳ me no choice." Rory's an accountant and a Star Wars nerd.”

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