shimming

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.

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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.

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For custom-written apps, 'shimming' them using Microsoft's tools;

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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."

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You can try to overcome this by shimming behind the hinges on the frame, but it's not solving the root problem and will probably continue to sag.

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Especially in an older house, where straight lines and right angles are rare, installation can involve a lot of shimming, plumbing and caulking.

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There is no approved method for shimming stair treads.

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Finally the shimming and pounding are over and the repairman and his helper are ready to make a trial fit of the door.

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