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A directory hive is a directory which is treated as a file by an application, it typically contains several files which are read by the application. A good example of this is the NIB file written by the Interface Builder application included with Mac OS X. For information on general interface builders, please see User interface builder. ... Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ...
A nib file contains the following files:
classes.nib
info.nib
objects.nib
dependencies.nib
The hive concept is typically used to allow the application to read only what is needed at any given time. For instance, only the objects.nib file is read by an application when it is loading its interface, the other files are used as metadata by the Interface Builder application to aid in maintaining the interface. For information on general interface builders, please see User interface builder. ...
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