shim
/ʃɪm/
verb
- To fill or adjust with a shim; to make level or fit by inserting a thin piece.
- She shimmed the table leg with a folded piece of cardboard.
- We need to shim the window frame so it closes properly.
- The mechanic shimmed the engine mount to reduce noise.
noun
- A thin piece of material used to fill a small gap, adjust fit, or level a surface.
- He used a metal shim to align the door hinge properly.
- The carpenter inserted a wooden shim under the cabinet to make it level.
- A plastic shim helped reduce the vibration between the machine and the floor.
- A small device or piece of code used to modify or adapt a system, especially in computing.
- A compatibility shim allowed the game to run on modern hardware.
- The developer wrote a shim to make the old software work with the new operating system.
- They installed a network shim to redirect traffic without changing the main application.