A maven is an expert. A Yiddish word, deriving from the modern Hebrew conjugation of the verb "lehavin" in its 3rd person singular in the present tense (masculin) - "mevin" (מֵבִין) - which means "to understand, to comprehend". The term may also refer to:
Science and technology
- Apache Maven, a software tool for build automation, primarily in Java
- MAVEN, an orbiter mission to Mars
- Maven (Scrabble), a Scrabble-playing algorithm
- Project Maven, a US Department of Defense project utilizing AI to improve drone targeting
Other uses
- Maven (car sharing), a former carsharing service of General Motors
- Maven Networks, a multimedia company acquired by Yahoo!
- Mitsubishi Maven, a minivan sold in Indonesia since 2005
People
- Fred Mavin or Maven (1884–1957), English football player and manager
- Maven (wrestler) (born 1976), American professional wrestler
- Max Maven (1950–2022), American magician and mentalist
See also
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