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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dashboard dashboards

Sometimes the operators already know about the leaks and are fixing them when the state air agency contacts them, according to the state’s dashboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

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 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

They both laughed, and Zeitoun put the card on his dashboard and pulled out.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

With many former inmates returning to prison within three years, corrections departments are ditching paper files for digital dashboards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 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

“Vibe coding” allows non-coders to build custom software, such as real-time data dashboards, by using artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

We took a lunch break, both of us diving into our dashboards to check on our stats and answer comments.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows