Maven

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 (masculine) – "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 rebadged Suzuki APV minivan sold in Indonesia from 2005 to 2009

People

• Fred Mavin or Maven (1884–1957), English football player and manager
• Maven (wrestler) (born 1976), American professional wrestler
• Maven Maurer (born 1975), Canadian former professional football player
• Max Maven (1950–2022), American magician and mentalist
• Ryan Clark (musician), American metal singer

See also

• Mavin (disambiguation)