What are the in-universe and out-of-universe meanings behind the names droids are given?
The out-of-universe origin of R2-D2 ("Reel 2 - Dialogue 2") is widely known, but what about in-universe?
There a question about the out-of-universe meaning of C-3PO as @Richard points out, but what about in-universe?
My question is different because I'm looking for a long list of in and out-of-universe info on the many droids of Star Wars.
- IG-88
- TC-14
- C1-1OP
- 4-LOM
- R4
- 8T-88
Etc.
What do they all stand for?