Shim

Shim may refer to:


 * Shim (spacer), a thin and often tapered or wedged piece of material
 * CPU shim, a spacer for a computer heat sink
 * Shim (fencing), a device used in the sport fencing
 * Shim (lock pick), a tool used to bypass padlocks
 * Shim (computing), an application compatibility workaround
 * Shim (magnetism), a device used to adjust the homogeneity of a magnetic field
 * Shim (band), an Australian hard rock band

Microscopy

 * Second-harmonic imaging microscopy
 * Scanning helium ion microscope

People

 * Shim (surname)
 * Sim (Korean surname), pronounced "shim"
 * Shim (musician) (born 1983), Israeli singer-songwriter and artist