Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The insertion of thin pieces of material to make two parts fit, or to fill out cracks or uneven places; also, the thin pieces so used.
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- verb Present participle of
shim .
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Examples
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Apparently villains are no longer content with sticking cameras and PIN readers onto ATM cash machines, now they're working on new technology - called shimming - that will let them insert an ultra thin circuit board through the card slot to read your PIN and card details from inside.
The Red Ferret Journal - gadgets, cool sites, freeware and tech trivia 2010
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I ended up "shimming" the hanger with some Bondo auto-body filler and sanded down the barrel channel on the fore end to free float the barrel.
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Previously they had a whole team dedicated to making sure certain old apps ran on Windows by doing all sorts of crazy stuff under the hood like "shimming", meaning loading different dynamic libraries than the application requested.
Windows 7 RC Includes “Windows XP Mode” | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I ended up "shimming" the hanger with some Bondo auto-body filler and sanded down the barrel channel on the fore end to free float the barrel.
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Previously they had a whole team dedicated to making sure certain old apps ran on Windows by doing all sorts of crazy stuff under the hood like "shimming", meaning loading different dynamic libraries than the application requested.
Windows 7 RC Includes “Windows XP Mode” | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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For custom-written apps, 'shimming' them using Microsoft's tools;
Techworld.com News 2009
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For custom-written apps, 'shimming' them using Microsoft's tools;
ARN News 2009
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Before you glass bed, try shimming the action forward of the recoil lug with cardboards from the tabs of ammo boxes.
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Before you glass bed, try shimming the action forward of the recoil lug with cardboards from the tabs of ammo boxes.
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The Chicago jet maker, which had delivered five of the much-delayed Dreamliners through January and has dozens in production, said "incorrect shimming was performed on support structure on the aft fuselage of some 787s."
Boeing Finds Fuselage Problem in Dreamliners David Kesmodel 2012
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