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RIM's work well for voice, but cannot handle data very well. This poses a problem if your neighbourhood is connected to a RIM and you want DSL or another form of high-speed internet, seeing most telecommunications companies would rather listen to you complain about the extremely low speed you would encounter rather than upgrading.

Rims are most often found on sports and luxury cars, modified Hondas and the like.

Various trim levels of the same car model are often differentiated by rims with a certain number of spokes. For example, a sport model might have six-spoke rims while the base model has five spokes.

This usage could probably be considered slang, as I hear it most frequently among young car addicts. Technically, the rim is also the outside edge of any wheel, where the wheel meets the tire.

Rim (?), n. [As. rima, reoma, edge; cf. W. rhim, rhimp, a rim, edge, boundary, termination, Armor, rim. Cf. Rind.]

1.

The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or basin.

2.

The lower part of the abdomen.

Shak.

Arch rim Phonetics, the line between the gums and the palate. -- Rim-fire cartridge. Mil. See under Cartridge. -- Rim lock. See under Lock.

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Rim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rimmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Rimming.]

To furnish with a rim; to border.

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