Definition of SHIM (Meaning of SHIM), a 4 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		shim


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices

SHIM is a 4 letter word that starts with S.
	See Also:	wedge

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Shim\, n. 1. A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds. 2. (Mach.) A thin piece of metal placed between two parts to make a fit.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	A small piece of data inserted in order to achieve a desired memory alignment or other addressing property. For example, the pdp-11 unix linker, in split I&D (instructions and data) mode, inserts a two-byte shim at location 0 in data space so that no data object will have an address of 0 (and be confused with the c null pointer). See also loose bytes. [jargon file]