shimming
shimming is the present participle and gerund of shim.
Noun
shimming (uncountable)
- Applying one or more shims to an assembly to adjust the position of one or more of its parts.
- It may take some shimming to get everything perfectly aligned.
- The act of fraudulently copying a chip from a chip-and-pin card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a shimmer
- They were arrested and charged in connection with multiple shimming incidents.
Meaning of shim
Verb
shim (third-person singular simple present shims, present participle shimming, simple past and past participle shimmed)
- To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery or other assembly; to adjust (something) by using shims.
- To adjust the homogeneity of a magnetic field (after the mechanical devices once used for the purpose).
- To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes.
- To attack a point-of-sale card reader with a shim.
Origin of shimming
From shim + -ing.
Questions about shimming
- What does shimming mean?
- Shimming means applying one or more shims to an assembly to adjust the position of one or more of its parts.
- What is shimming the present participle and gerund of?
- Shimming is the present participle and gerund of shim.
- What part of speech is shimming?
- Shimming is a noun.
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