A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ARTOO

Fri, 24 May '24
Movie droid, familiarly
Mon, 18 Mar '24
"Star Wars" droid, familiarly
Sun, 6 Aug '23
"Star Wars" droid, familiarly
Wed, 15 Feb '23
"Star Wars" beeper, informally
Thu, 11 Aug '22
Threepio's companion
Tue, 11 Jan '22
Threepio's "Star Wars" companion
Wed, 8 Dec '21
"Star Wars" droid, familiarly
Wed, 2 Jun '21
Skywalker's droid, informally
Mon, 28 Dec '20
"Star Wars" droid, informally