A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OCTAD

Tue, 20 Sep '22
Group of eight
Fri, 26 Aug '22
Eightsome
Sat, 4 Jun '22
The bits in a byte, e.g.
Wed, 4 May '22
Group of eight
Sun, 18 Jul '21
Pair of quads
Thu, 27 May '21
Eightsome