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    Google certainly thinks its "C-3PO" (O for Orange, not 0 for the balance of my bank account). Commented Apr 17, 2015 at 18:49
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    It always bothered me that they were 4 character serial numbers. That doesn't add up to very many unique droid names. Commented Apr 17, 2015 at 19:56
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    @Sobrique I always assumed (for my own sanity) that they were the head or tail of a longer serial code. Much like git tags are frequently reduced to only a few characters instead of the full hash. Commented Apr 17, 2015 at 20:08
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    @Sobrique actually, it's a five digit serial number. The dash itself is a character. Notice C-3PO vs. R2-D2, the dash is in a different place. And some types of droids had much longer names/codes. Commented Apr 17, 2015 at 20:18
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    @fluffy thanks, but the only place I want to see The Phantom Menace is in the stomach of a Sarlacc Beast. Commented Apr 18, 2015 at 20:04