Manumission refers to the process of liberating a droid from servitude, granting it independence to survive on its own. K-OHN, a former L-1 tactical droid who had been manumitted, bartered his coding expertise for money or replacement components on Jedha. Another example is the GNK-series power droid 4B-EG-6, who gained his freedom thanks to the Resistance. In contrast, the astromech R6-LE5 was not owned by anyone and characterized her work with the Resistance as freely chosen.