What is a shim?

a. A minor system compatibility fix that assists in enabling applications originally written for older Windows versions to work with Windows 7
b. A nickname for Internet Explorer
c. An applet in Control Panel
d. A command-line utility run in administrative mode


A. A shim is a temporary fix until an updated version of the application becomes available.

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