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
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Apache Maven
Maven is a build automation tool used primarily for Java projects. Maven can also be used to build and manage projects written in C#, Ruby, Scala, and other languages. The Maven project is hosted by the Apache Software Foundation, where it was ...
, a software tool for build automation, primarily in
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo ...
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MAVEN
MAVEN is an American spacecraft orbiting Mars to study the loss of its atmospheric gases to space, providing insight into the history of
the planet's climate and water. The spacecraft name is an acronym for "Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolu ...
, an orbiter mission to Mars
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Maven (Scrabble)
Maven is an artificial intelligence Scrabble player, created by Brian Sheppard. It has been used in official licensed Hasbro Scrabble games.
Algorithms
Game phases
Maven's gameplay is sub-divided into three phases: The "mid-game" phase, the ...
, a Scrabble-playing algorithm
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Project Maven A military artificial intelligence arms race is a competition or arms race between two or more states to have their military forces equipped with the best artificial intelligence (AI). Since the mid-2010s many analysts have noted the emergence of s ...
, a US Department of Defense project utilizing AI to improve drone targeting
Other uses
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Maven (car sharing)
Maven was a car sharing service launched by General Motors (GM) in 2016. It provided services such as carsharing and peer-to-peer car sharing for personal use and also rented to drivers of gig economy professions such as Uber and Lyft. It operat ...
, a former carsharing service of General Motors
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Maven Networks
Yahoo! (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and operated by the namesake company Yahoo Inc., which is 90% owned by investment funds managed by Apollo Global Manag ...
, a multimedia company acquired by Yahoo!
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Mitsubishi Maven
The Suzuki APV is a minivan/light commercial vehicle designed by Suzuki in Japan and manufactured in Indonesia by Suzuki Indomobil Motor. The abbreviation "APV" is short for ''All Purpose Vehicle''. It is powered by either 1.5-liter or 1.6-liter i ...
, a minivan sold in Indonesia since 2005
People
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Fred Mavin
Frederick J. Mavin (listed in some sources as Fred Maven, 1884–1957) was an English professional footballer and manager. He began his career at Newcastle United, but did not make a first team appearance. In 1905 he signed for New Brompton. He ...
or Maven (1884–1957), English football player and manager
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Maven (wrestler)
Maven Klint Huffman (born November 26, 1976) is an American professional wrestler and television personality best known for his time with WWE under his first name. He is known for co-winning the inaugural season of Tough Enough alongside Nidia ...
(born 1976), American professional wrestler
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Max Maven
Max Maven (born Philip T. Goldstein; December 21, 1950 – November 1, 2022) was an American magician and mentalist whose performances were considered erudite and intelligent. He is ranked as one of the most influential mentalists of all time, an ...
(1950–2022), American magician and mentalist
See also
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Mavin (disambiguation)
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