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(From "android") The robots of the Star Warsuniverse. While androids look somewhat human-like, Star Wars'droids are typically fashioned in the likeness of theircreators or in a utilitarian design that stresses functionover appearance. Droids are equipped with artificialintelligence, though some are naturally created smarter thanothers depending on the function they are designed to serve."Droid" is a Lucasfilm Ltd. trademark.starwars.com (http://starwars.com/databank/droid/).["A Guide to the Star Wars Universe", Bill Slavicsek, 1994,Lucasfilm Ltd.][Was George Lucas really the first to use the abbreviation (in1977)?]