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 updated dashboard from Azhar and research analyst Nathan Warren shows how their gauges look now versus a year ago — trouble for the AI boom is looming if two gauges are in the red.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Maintaining a custom health dashboard can take long sessions of prompting and re-prompting with AI, along with navigating tedious workarounds to export raw metrics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The fires in Spokane are among a total number more than a dozen wildfires in the state including 10 large ones, according to the dashboard, external on the state's department of natural resources.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

The front of the vehicle features a dashboard showing current speed and battery power, and the medical equipment is packed into the rear.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Hazel laid a hand on the gray dashboard as if to comfort it.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

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

They are contracting with San Francisco nonprofit Recidiviz, whose computer systems bring together prisoner data from its disparate sources into digital dashboards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 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