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I am curious to find out what was the logic behind this naming. Most concepts in IT have names that actually means something related to that specific concept in real world but I am not able to find the logic behind this particular name.
yoyo_fun
Posted 2016-11-24T21:46:18.320
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The term "hive" is actually a bit of joke that originated within Microsoft:
Because one of the original developers of Windows NT hated bees. So the developer who was responsible for the registry snuck in as many bee references as he could. A registry file is called a "hive", and registry data are stored in "cells", which is what honeycombs are made of.
(Source: Why is a registry file called a “hive”?)
Run5k
Posted 2016-11-24T21:46:18.320
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Useless trivia day.
Why is a registry file called a "hive"?
Because one of the original developers of Windows NT hated bees. So the developer who was responsible for the registry snuck in as many bee references as he could. A registry file is called a "hive", and registry data are stored in "cells", which is what honeycombs are made of.
Source Why is a registry file called a “hive”? by Raymond Chen of Microsoft.
DavidPostill
Posted 2016-11-24T21:46:18.320
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posting the same what was already posted by an user makes no real sense – magicandre1981 – 2016-11-25T15:51:12.810
@magicandre1981 Our answers were pretty much posted at the same time (mine was 90 seconds later) :/ – DavidPostill – 2016-11-25T15:53:16.127
before you post an answer you get notified about new answers. here you already saw that someone else posted the SAME like you. – magicandre1981 – 2016-11-25T15:57:03.337
@magicandre1981 <shrug> I don't get such notifications. Or the top bar ones (unless I reload the page). Some issue with a FF script ... feel free to delete my answer if it really bothers you. – DavidPostill – 2016-11-25T15:59:38.450
I can't delete answers, I'm no moderator. – magicandre1981 – 2016-11-25T16:10:28.723
It has been several days since we heard from you. Did you have any lingering questions? – Run5k – 2016-11-29T02:48:57.067