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R2-D2 using his scomp link
Ascomp link,computer interface arm, orcomputer-coupler[1] was anastromech droid accessory that allowed thedroid to plug intocomputers, via acomputer terminal, and other equipment. It consisted of an extensible arm with a rotating tip. Other names includedstandard access adapter,computer input port, andcomputer interface socket.[2]
Code cylinders also contained a scomp link that allowed them to interface with security systems andcomputers.[3]
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R2-D2 used this tool to save his masters many times. He savedPadmé Amidala onGeonosis by deactivating a piece ofassembly line machinery that would have otherwise killed thesenator. R2 also used his scomp link to control theturboliftAnakin Skywalker andObi-Wan Kenobi occupied on theInvisible Hand. Later, he used it to stopGarbage Compactor 3263827 from crushingLuke Skywalker,Han Solo,Chewbacca, andLeia Organa on theDeath Star. He also used it to open the door to the bay where theMillennium Falcon was located during the escape fromCloud City, and learned that thehyperdrive on theship had been deactivated. R2 also tried to help using the scomp link during theBattle of Endor at theEndor shield generator bunker, but before he could slice into the door controls and override the security codes for the lock, astormtrooper saw what he was trying to do and fired a single shot that hit R2 and sent him reeling back from the scomp link terminal, causing R2 to suffer a short-circuit as his various devices popped out as a result of the power surge, forcing Han to try to manually override it.
Scomp links could also seemingly be used to transmit data from one device to another. While pursuingRivo Xarran,Boba Fett had the scope on his blaster rifle scomp-linked to his visor, so he could aim while in a position that would otherwise preclude precision shots.
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