Definition of "shimming" []

• Present participle of shim. (verb)

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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."
• "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."
• "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."