droid

[droid] /drɔɪd/
noun, Informal.
1.
android.
Origin
by shortening
Examples from the web for droid
  • People always spoke their own language but learned to understand the alien's or droid's language.
Word Origin and History for droid
n.

1977, short for android.

Slang definitions & phrases for droid

droid

modifier

: tends to get people in the droid positions and pay little

noun

An inferior, mechanical sort of person; robot; a semihuman drone; clone: for all its ecumenical menagerie of creatures and droids

[1970s+ Teenagers; fr android, ''humanlike,'' esp as used by science-fiction writers]


droid in Technology
robotics
(From "android") The robots of the Star Wars universe. While androids look somewhat human-like, Star Wars' droids are typically fashioned in the likeness of their creators or in a utilitarian design that stresses function over appearance. Droids are equipped with artificial intelligence, though some are naturally created smarter than others depending on the function they are designed to serve.
"Droid" is a Lucasfilm Ltd. trademark.
starwars.com (https://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 (in 1977)?]
(2006-07-21)