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In the context of application development, Maven allows you to extend your applicaitons by referencing and utilizing resources from local and remote repositories.
Covered in this reference guide is how to create Maven projects and modules, and how to add Maven functionality to an existing project or application.
This guide does not cover how to setup a Maven repository. For information on how to setup a Maven repository consult the documentation associated with your application server or framework kit.