Shimming

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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 uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of shim form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

From shim + -ing.

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