A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CPU

Mon, 2 Sep '24
PC "brain"
Tue, 18 Jun '24
PC core
Sat, 18 Nov '23
Apple core, for short
Thu, 6 Apr '23
PC "brain"
Sun, 20 Nov '22
PC component
Sun, 13 Feb '22
Brains of a tech start-up?