Per the [Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know][1] factbook > "R2-D2 talks in binary, a language of beeps and whistles" > > [![enter image description here][2]][2] It's also mentioned in the junior novelisations for Force Awakens and the prequel novel along with one of the books in the Star Wars: Rebels series. > *The lead TIE cracked, then flared, then just wasn’t there anymore. He > broke to his right, yanking back on the stick. BB-8 sang a burst of > binary, and then Poe was behind a second TIE.* > > <sub><sup>[Before the Awakening][3]</sub></sup> and > *She grabbed her staff from the walker, then ran out into the desert, > heading toward the sound. It repeated, the same tone at a precise > rate. Binary, from the sound of it. The language of droids.* > > <sub><sup>[Force Awakens: Junior novelisation][4]</sub></sup> and > *Ezra spun around. Kanan stood in the doorway with Hera and Chopper > behind him. The droid snickered in binary. Ezra frowned. He should’ve > known better than to wander around with the droid in the ship. Chopper > had ratted him out. And Kanan did not seem happy to find him in his > quarters.* > > <sub><sup>[Star Wars: Rebels - The Rebellion Begins][5] </sub></sup> [1]: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Absolutely_Everything_You_Need_to_Know [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/86Gobm.png [3]: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Before_the_Awakening [4]: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens_(junior_novelization) [5]: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rebellion_Begins