Mak-er "creation" refers to creation, "customer" refers to people engaged in certain activities, and "maker" originally refers to people who are brave in innovation and strive to turn ideas into reality. This word is translated from the English word "Mak-er" and comes from the experimental project of MIT's micro-assembly laboratory. This project takes innovation as the concept, takes customers as the center, and takes personal design and personal manufacturing as the core content. The students who participate in the experimental project are called "makers". "Maker" refers to people who have innovative ideas and start their own businesses.

In China, "maker" is associated with "mass entrepreneurship and innovation", especially those who have innovative ideas and start their own businesses.