Estou curioso para descobrir qual era a lógica por trás dessa nomeação. A maioria dos conceitos em TI tem nomes que realmente significam algo relacionado a esse conceito específico no mundo real, mas não consigo encontrar a lógica por trás desse nome específico.
O termo "hive" é, na verdade, um pouco de piada originado na 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.
(Fonte: Por que um arquivo de registro é chamado de 'colmeia'? )
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 Por que um arquivo de registro é chamado de “hive”? por Raymond Chen da Microsoft.