Shim
Shim (borrowed from English for " sheet metal ", "clamping piece" or " washer ") stands for:
- originally a piece of iron on a plow
- a thin intermediate layer often used as an insulating element
- a device for homogenizing a magnetic field, see shim (magnetism)
- a computer program that adds a compatibility extension to an existing application, see Shim (Computer Science)
- a tool for bypassing a locking device
Shim is the family name of the following people:
- Ashleigh Shim (* 1993), Jamaican national soccer player
- Cathy Shim (* 1980), American actress
- Shim Eui-sik (* 1969), Korean ice hockey striker and coach
- Shim Eun-jung (* 1971), South Korean badminton player
- Shim Eun-kyung (* 1994), South Korean actress
- Shim Jae-chul (* 1958), South Korean politician
- Kunsu Shim (* 1958), South Korean composer
- Mark Shim (* 1973), Jamaican jazz saxophonist
- Meleana Shim (* 1991), American soccer player
- Serena Shim (1985-2014), American journalist
- Shim Suk-hee (* 1997), South Korean short tracker
- Tony Shim (* 1962), tennis player from Brunei
SHIM is an abbreviation for:
- Scanning helium ion microscope , see helium ion microscope
