dashboard
dashboard Lexical Profile
dashboard Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The panel located in front of the driver or pilot in an automobile, aircraft, or boat, housing instrumentation, dials, and essential controls.
"She glanced at the dashboard to check the fuel gauge before merging onto the highway."
A visual display or graphical user interface that consolidates and organizes essential information, metrics, or controls in a single, easy-to-read screen.
"The marketing team uses an analytics dashboard to track website traffic and user engagement in real time."
A protective board or screen placed at the front of a horse-drawn carriage or sleigh to intercept mud and water thrown up by the horses.
"The heavy rain turned the dirt road into a quagmire, splattering thick mud against the carriage's wooden dashboard."
• Rhymes for dashboard
Word Origin & Etymology
Originated in the 1840s to describe a wooden or leather board placed at the front of a horse-drawn carriage to protect the driver from mud 'dashed' up by the horses' hooves. Its meaning later transferred to the instrument panel of automobiles and aircraft, and eventually to digital information interfaces.
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