What is "savin"

Savin \Sav"in\, Savine \Sav"ine\, n. [OE. saveine, AS. safin[ae], savine, L. sabina herba. Cf. Sabine.] [Written also sabine.] (Bot.)

1. A coniferous shrub ( Juniperus Sabina) of Western Asia, occasionally found also in the northern parts of the United States and in British America. It is a compact bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrh[oe]a, etc.

2. The North American red cedar ( Juniperus Virginiana.)

n. 1 The evergreen shrub (taxlink Juniperus sabina species noshow=1), endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil. 2 The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug. 3 The eastern red cedar, ''Juniperus virginiana''.

n. procumbent or spreading juniper [syn: dwarf juniper, Juniperus sabina]

Savin may refer to:

• Savin (name)
• Juniperus sabina, a shrubby juniper plant
  • An extract of the poisonous tips of the leaves of J. sabina, in the past used as an anthelminthic or abortifacient
• Junipers that are members of Juniperus sect. Sabina, scale-leaf junipers
• Savin (photocopiers), a photocopier company acquired by Ricoh
• Savin Hill, a neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Savin Hill Beach, a public beach near Savin Hill
  • Savin Hill (MBTA station), a rapid transit station in Dorchester
• Savin Hill (album) by the Street Dogs
• Savin Rock, a section of West Haven, Connecticut, USA
• Saint-Savin (disambiguation), one of four communes of France
• Savin, Bulgaria, a village in Kubrat Municipality, Razgrad Province
• SAVIN, Statewide Automated Victim Information & Notification.

Savin was incorporated in 1959 by Max M. and Robert K.Low (the company was named using the name of Max Low's son-in-law, Robert S. Savin) and was run by Low's son, Robert K. Low (Finance,management and marketing) and E. Paul Charlap (research and development). It was known primarily for its line of liquid toner photocopiers, which set it apart from other companies that manufactured dry toner equipment, like Xerox.

During the 1960s and through the 1980s, Savin developed and sold a line of liquid-toner copiers that implemented a technology based on patents held by the company. Savin's copiers were manufactured by Ricoh Company and distributed by Savin in the US and Canada through 50 Branch offices and 500 dealers, and under licenses from Savin to Nashua Corp for Europe and South America and through Ricoh for the Far East. Although up against major corporations such as Xerox, IBM and Kodak,Savin was able to find its niche with well developed marketing plans. Savin ( approximate sales of $500 million and royalties from licensees of $10 million) was listed on the New York Stock Exchange when it was sold in 1982 to Canadian Development Corp and later sold to other companies. The acquiring companies never had the marketing talent (deciding not to keep the talented Savin marketing professionals that had built the Company) and, therefore, sales and royalties began to decline at a steady pace.

In 1995, Ricoh Company acquired Savin Corporation, at which time it was made a wholly owned sales subsidiary.

Savin is a masculine surname of Slavic origin; in Slavic countries its feminine counterpart is Savina. It is also a given name that may refer to

• Savin Sever (1927–2003), Slovenian architect

• Aleksandr Borisovich Savin (born 1957), Soviet volleyball player
• Aleksandr Mikhailovich Savin (born 1984), Russian footballer
• Alina Vera Savin (born 1988), Romanian bobsledder
• Anatoly Savin (born 1920), Russian scientist
• Anton Savin (born 1990), Ukrainian football player
• Artem Savin (born 1981), Ukrainian football player
• Denis Savin (born 1981), Russian football player
• Denis Savin (dancer), Russian solo dancer
• Eric Savin, the alter ego of fictional Marvel Comics supervillain Coldblood
• Francisco Savín (born 1929), Mexican conductor and composer
• Graham Savin (born 1964), English cricketer
• Ioan Gheorghe Savin (1885–1973), Romanian theologian
• Ivan Savin (born 1981), Russian ice hockey defenceman
• Janice Savin Williams, Jamaican businesswoman
• John Savin (born 1942), English cricketer
• Maurice Savin (1894–1973), French artist, painter, ceramicist and tapestry-maker
• Nicolas Savin (1768/1787–1894), French soldier
• Ovidiu Savin (born 1977), Romanian mathematician
• Pearl Savin (1914–2000), New Zealand cricketer
• Risto Savin (1858–1948), Slovenian composer
• Ritch Savin-Williams (born 1949), American psychologist
• Robert Savin, 17th century American politician
• Ronald Savin, American military officer and chemical engineer
• Sergei Savin, Russian singer
• Sergey Savin (volleyball) (born 1988), Russian volleyball player
• Thomas Savin (1826-1889), British railway engineer
• Viktor Savin (1888—1943), Russian (Komi) poet
• Vitaliy Savin (born 1966), Kazakhstani sprinter
• Yevgeny Savin (born 1984), Russian football player
• Yuri Savin (born 1983), Russian football player