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shim

Summary

shim is a computer program[1]. shim draws 198 Wikipedia views per month (computer_program category, ranking #15 of 130).[2]

Key Facts

  • shim's image is recorded as Adapter using delegation UML class diagram.png[3].
  • shim's instance of is recorded as computer program[4].
  • shim's subclass of is recorded as software library[5].
  • shim's has use is recorded as computer compatibility[6].
  • shim's has use is recorded as software refactoring[7].
  • shim's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0212_h[8].
  • shim's has characteristic is recorded as transparency[9].
  • shim's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03090534n[10].
  • shim's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780493668[11].
  • shim's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2780493668[12].

Why It Matters

shim draws 198 Wikipedia views per month (computer_program category, ranking #15 of 130).[2] shim has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shim. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shim-q240815
MLA “shim.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shim-q240815.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shim-q240815_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shim}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shim-q240815}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): shim — https://4ort.xyz/entity/shim-q240815 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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