dashboard

American  

[dash-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈdæʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

• dashboards
  plural

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.

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dashboard British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dashboards
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of dashboard

First recorded in 1840–50; dash ¹ + board

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Example Sentences

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Mounted on a vehicle dashboard, the app automatically takes a photograph every 10 seconds, identifying visible litter and grading it against a national standard before uploading the information.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The agency’s measles dashboard lists three deaths, adding one on Wednesday, but Pennsylvania has alone reported five deaths this year, with a sixth under investigation.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

The bill’s backers insist that AM radio cannot vanish from the dashboard because it’s critical during emergencies.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

The dashboard was foreign but vaguely familiar with a battery gauge instead of a fuel gauge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

I threw off my seat belt, leaned between the headrests of the brown vinyl bench seat, and slapped my hand on the dashboard.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Better dashboards and observability platforms can help executives identify those use cases and cut back on them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Plastic is found throughout modern life, from water bottles and shopping bags to vehicle dashboards.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Meet the car owners disabling alarms and reconfiguring dashboards in search of low-tech bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

In the last 3½ years, Mejia said, he has worked to increase transparency and accountability in the city’s budget through audits and dashboards.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Then we dance and take silly selfies, flooding dashboards and timelines around the world.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

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