shim Synonyms
Another word for shim
• noun (Context 1)
A thin, often tapered piece of material such as wood, metal, or plastic, used to fill small gaps, level a surface, or adjust the fit between two objects.
"The carpenter slid a wooden wedge beneath the cabinet to make it level with the countertop."
• verb (Context 2)
To fill in, level, or adjust the fit of something by inserting a thin wedge or spacer.
"We had to wedge the doorframe before tightening the screws so that the door would latch properly."
• noun (Context 3)
In computing, a small library or piece of code that intercepts API calls and modifies the arguments or handles the operation itself, typically to ensure compatibility between different software environments.
"The developers wrote a software wrapper so the legacy application could run on the updated operating system."