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Original · left

Beehive

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
Duplicate · right

Apache Hive

First in use: c. 2010

Hive / Beehive / Apache Hive

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Bees vs. SQL on Hadoop.

Which meaning of Hive is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Beehive came first (ancient / pre-modern). Apache Hive arrived in 2010. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · ancient / pre-modern

Beehive

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Duplicate · c. 2010

Apache Hive

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