shimming

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of shim

noun

1. (uncountable)Applying one or more shims to an assembly to adjust the position of one or more of its parts.

   “It may take some shimming to get everything perfectly aligned.”

2. (uncountable)The act of fraudulently copying a chip from a chip-and-pin card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a shimmer

   “They were arrested and charged in connection with multiple shimming incidents.”