TONT 42943 为什么注册表文件被叫做『蜂巢』（hive）

你是蜂儿我是砂。

原文链接：https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20030808-00/?p=42943

Useless trivia day.

豆知识时间。

Why is a registry file called a “hive”?

为什么注册表文件被叫做『蜂巢』？

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.

原因是曾经有一位Windows NT开发组成员讨厌蜜蜂，结果就有一位负责注册表相关工作的开发者，使劲在注册表相关的内容里塞进了很多与蜜蜂相关的比喻。（例如，）注册表文件叫『蜂巢』，注册表数据存放在『蜂窝』里，也就是构成蜂巢的小房间们。

（译注：欺负人啊这是……）