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{{Top|canon=Transponder signal}}
A '''transponder code''' was a signal burned into the [[Starship/Legends|starship's]] [[Sublight drive|sublight engines]] that transmitted the ship's name, type, owner, and other pertinent data.
For most of the galaxy's history, the [[Bureau of Ships and Services/Legends|Bureau of Ships and Services]] issued and tracked transponder codes.

==History==
In use since the beginning of spacefaring societies, transponder codes could be duplicated or removed, though the procedures involved were difficult, expensive, and highly illegal. Ships without transponder codes could not travel in civilized systems without attracting intense scrutiny.

When she visited [[Nar Shaddaa/Legends|Nar Shaddaa]] in [[3951 BBY]], the [[Meetra Surik|Jedi Exile]] had the [[Sullustan/Legends|Sullustan]] mechanic [[Tien Tubb]] changed the transponder code of the ''[[Ebon Hawk]]''.

Some starships, like the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']], had multiple transponder codes that allowed the ship to have multiple identities.

==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel]]''
*''[[Philology]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[HoloNet News (podcast)|''HoloNet News'' (podcast)]]
**''[[HoloNet News — A Galaxy Divided]]''
*''[[Republic Commando: True Colors]]''
*''[[Jedi Trial]]''
*''[[Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]]''
*''[[Han Solo at Stars' End]]'' {{C|as ID code}}
*{{Shortstory|story=At the Crossroads: The Spacer's Tale|book=Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina}}
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Beginner Game|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Beginner Game||story=Takeover at Whisper Base (Adventure Book)|stext=Takeover at Whisper Base}}
*{{FFG|book=Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Game Master's Kit|text=''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Game Master's Kit|story=Dead in the Water|stext=Dead in the Water}} {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|10|Only Droids Serve the Maker}}
*''[[The Isis Coordinates]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley|story=A Bith Saved Is A Bith Learned}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Mos Eisley Adventure Set|story=Vested Interest}}
*{{Journal|13|Special Ops: Ship Jackers}} {{Mo}}
*{{WEGCite|story=The Mecetti File|book=Tapani Sector Instant Adventures}}
*''[[Choices of One]]''
*[[Rebellion 11|''Rebellion'' 11]] {{Mo}}
*{{Journal|9|Slaying Dragons}} {{Mo}}
*{{SWG|Jump to Lightspeed}}
*''[[X-Wing: The Bacta War]]''
*''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]'' {{1st}}
*{{DarkStryder|The Saga Nears Its End|Endgame}}
*{{Journal|8|Counterstrike (Adventure Journal)|Counterstrike}}
*''[[I, Jedi]]''
*[[Darksaber (novel)|''Darksaber'']] {{C|as identification signal}}
*''[[Tyrant's Test]]''
*''[[Showdown at Centerpoint]]''
*''[[Specter of the Past]]''
*[[Specter of the Past (unabridged audiobook)|''Specter of the Past'' unabridged audiobook]]
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse]]'' {{C|as friend-or-foe authenticator}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]'' {{C|as friend-or-foe identifier}}
*''[[Dark Nest I: The Joiner King]]''
*''[[Dark Nest III: The Swarm War]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Betrayal]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Exile]]''
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Legacy of the Force: Revelation]]''
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Abyss]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Abyss'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Backlash]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Backlash (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Backlash'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Conviction]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Conviction'' audiobook]]
*''[[X-Wing: Mercy Kill]]''
*[[X-Wing: Mercy Kill (audiobook)|''X-Wing: Mercy Kill'' audiobook]]
*[[Crucible (novel)|''Crucible'']]
*[[Crucible (audiobook)|''Crucible'' audiobook]]
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==Sources==
*[[Cracken's Rebel Field Guide (sourcebook)|''Cracken's Rebel Field Guide'']]
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley]]''
*{{Journal|2|Rebel Privateers!}}
*''[[Platt's Starport Guide]]''
*''[[Galladinium's Fantastic Technology]]'' {{C|As "transponder signal"}}
*''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Issues 1-4|story=Rebel Privateers!}}
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised]]'' <!-- December 1996 -->
*''[[Pirates & Privateers]]''
*''[[Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids]]''
*''[[The Black Sands of Socorro]]''
*''[[Secrets of the Sisar Run]]''
*''[[Platt's Smugglers Guide]]''
*''[[Stock Ships]]''
*''[[The Far Orbit Project]]''
*''[[Hero's Guide]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual]]''
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*''[[Suns of Fortune]]''
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
*''[[Fly Casual]]''

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