shim
- Noun. A wedge.
- Noun. A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
- Noun. (computing) A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.
- Noun. A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.
- Noun. A small metal device used to pick open a lock.
- Verb. To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.
- Verb. To adjust something by using shims.
- Noun. (context, informal) a person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits, also called a he-she; transsexual.
- Noun. (context, informal) hermaphrodite.
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