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

Plenty of rebuilding permits have been issued — nearly 2,000 in both the Palisades and Eaton fire zones, according to the state’s rebuilding dashboard — and the first few are reaching the finishing line.

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The county letter sent to State Farm headquarters in Bloomington, Ill., demands “all documents, reports, spreadsheets, databases, summaries, dashboards or other records that track, compile or reflect” January 2025 wildfire claims.

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One company that has expressed concern is Germany headquartered Aumovio, which assembles dashboard displays in Guadalajara in Mexico's west for car companies including Ford, and General Motors and Stellantis.

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The Chicago Fed said its employment dashboard showed the unemployment rate was basically unchanged in October, at a range of 4.3% to 4.4%.

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Video from a dashboard camera from ABC7 showed the semi truck slamming into the car in front of it and plowing ahead through passenger cars, then finally slamming into a truck.

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