shimming
Filling gaps precisely
Shimming is the act of inserting thin wedges or spacers to fill gaps, level surfaces, or make tight fits.
Carpenters shim door frames; mechanics shim engine parts.
In security contexts, shimming refers to bypassing locks using thin metal strips: Someone shimmed the padlock open.
In computing, a shim is code that intercepts and redirects calls between software layers.
Millionth of a meter
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- thicknessDepth of material
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
thousandths · machinist · metrology · accuracy · exactness · fitting · checking · inspection
Correct relative positioning
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- axlesWheel-connecting rods
- couplingsDevices joining two parts
spindles · rotors · gearbox · drivetrain · pulley · sprocket · lathe · crankshaft
Items creating measured gaps
- wedgesTapered pieces for leverage
- packersThose who box goods
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
carpentry · joist · subfloor · installation · woodworking · plumb · underpinning · load-bearing
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- tweakingSlight adjustment process
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
positioning · compensating · correcting · truing · zeroing · squaring · fitting · seating
Designed surface curvature
- casterRolling furniture attachment
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- strutProud, showy gait
- differentialRelative difference between things
micrometer
Millionth of a meter
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- thicknessDepth of material
clearance · thousandths · machinist · metrology · accuracy · exactness · fitting · checking · inspection · specifications
alignment
Correct relative positioning
- bearingsAwareness of one's position
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- axlesWheel-connecting rods
couplings · spindles · rotors · gearbox · drivetrain · pulley · sprocket · lathe · crankshaft · differential
spacers
Items creating measured gaps
framing · carpentry · joist · subfloor · installation · woodworking · plumb · underpinning · load-bearing · flooring
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- tweakingSlight adjustment process
- levelingMaking flat or equal
spacing · positioning · compensating · correcting · truing · zeroing · squaring · fitting · seating · bedding
camber
Designed surface curvature
- casterRolling furniture attachment
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- strutProud, showy gait
- fraudscam, fraud, swindle, con, deceive
- reinforcingreinforcing, strengthening, supporting, bolstering, shoring
- ATM crimesskimming, card skimming, shoulder surfing, card cloning, pinhole camera
- mechanical adjustmentsalignment, calibration, tuning, tightening, loosening
- MR spectroscopycholine, creatine, lactate, spectral analysis
- MRI/NMRMRI scan, magnetic field, resonance, T1, spectrometer
shimmingdestabilizing
Causing loss of equilibrium
loosening · wobbling · dislodging · unseating