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A maven is an expert. A Yiddish word, deriving from the Hebrew word Mavin ( מבין ), which means "to understand". The term may also refer to:

Science and technology

• Apache Maven, a software tool for build automation
• 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