dashboard

[dash-bawrd, -bohrd]

noun

1. (in an automobile or similar vehicle) a panel beneath the front window having various gauges and accessories for the use of the driver; instrument panel.

2. Digital Technology.

   1. a user interface or web page that gives a current summary, usually in graphic, easy-to-read form, of key information relating to progress and performance, especially of a business or website.

      Our managers use an interactive dashboard to monitor employee data.

      The project dashboard shows all tasks assigned to your team.

      Test scores are posted on the school dashboard.

   2. a web page or portal that provides links to key information and useful tools on a website.

      You can see financial reports with just one click from the dashboard.

      Use the dashboard link to add a location to your blog post.

3. a board or panel at the front of an open carriage or the like to protect the occupants from mud or dirt cast up by the hoofs of the animals drawing the vehicle.

dashboard

/ ˈdæʃˌbɔːd /

noun

1. Also called (Brit): fascia. Sometimes shortened to: dash. the instrument panel in a car, boat, or aircraft

2. obsolete,  a board at the side of a carriage or boat to protect against splashing

3. commerce a document presenting the most significant information about a subject on a single page

Word History and Origins

Origin of dashboard¹

First recorded in 1840–50; dash ¹ + board

Example Sentences

She told the Los Angeles Times they had briefly been homeless, and she sometimes did her “homework on the dashboard of a car.”

From Salon

“I’m running for Congress because I know what it felt like to do my homework on the dashboard of a car that I lived in here in Highland Park,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

To understand how the heat in your area can affect your health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Weather Service have collaborated to create HeatRisk, an online dashboard.

From Los Angeles Times

Lloyd learned that the officers involved had a pattern of not documenting traffic stops — exploiting loopholes in the department’s auditing system for dashboard and body cameras.

From Los Angeles Times

Mrs Nias said her sister-in-law could "only just" see over the dashboard and was having problems with spatial awareness.

From BBC