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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

/ ˈæʃˌɔː /

noun

  1. Also called (Brit)fascia the instrument panel in a car, boat, or aircraft Sometimes shortened todash
  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dashboard1

First recorded in 1840–50; dash 1 + board
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been tracking the outbreaks, but their online dashboard has updated little in the last several weeks.

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The first version of her model, now a web dashboard focused on multiple diseases called the Impact Counter estimating the death tolls caused by the funding freezes, terminations and the effective elimination of the U.S.

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By early March, Inside Safe had moved more than 4,000 homeless people indoors, according to a public dashboard.

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The bucket hat pictured on his dashboard was more deliberately placed, he admits – a nod to his Welsh roots.

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When progress is made, the dashboard will be updated.

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