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 using artificial intelligence for 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)