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

Etymology

Origin of dashboard

First recorded in 1840–50; dash ¹ + board

Example Sentences

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An online dashboard also allows readers to explore the responses in greater detail.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Norris does not use a display on his dashboard showing his progress compared with his previous lap, the so-called delta, as most other drivers do.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The company is the first to charge for rides in its autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel, dashboard or pedals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The dashboard also aggregates forecasts that put El Nino on course to peak at a 3.9C anomaly this November -- well above the 3C anomaly detected in the 2015 El Nino.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

After she had to go for dinner, I powered through homework, then checked my Scrollr dashboard and messages to search for hidden gems.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Glean’s Jain said the first step is investing in dashboards for extremely granular visibility into what everyone at the company is doing with AI.

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

Looking ahead, the Stein Institute for Research on Aging hopes to use these findings to develop personalized "aging dashboards" based on epigenetic clocks.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

CIOs are using dashboards that track usage, hiring outside experts for help, implementing token caps and more to reduce costs from AI agents gobbling up computing power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas