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=== Project Object Model ===
A Project Object Model (POM) <ref>[https://maven.apache.org/pom.html POM Reference]
</ref> provides all the configuration for a single project. General configuration covers the project's name, its owner and its dependencies on other projects. One can also configure individual phases of the build process, which are implemented as [[plug-in (computing)|plugin]]s. For example, one can configure the compiler-plugin to use Java version 1.5 for compilation, or specify packaging the project  even if some unit tests fail.

Larger projects should be divided into several modules, or sub-projects, each with its own POM. One can then write a root POM through which one can compile all the modules with a single command. POMs can also inherit configuration from other POMs. All POMs inherit from the Super POM<ref>[https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-pom.html#Super_POM Super POM]
</ref> by default. The Super POM provides default configuration, such as default source directories, default plugins, and so on.