DASHBOARD Definition & Meaning

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dashboard

[ dash-bawrd, -bohrd ]

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noun

(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.
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.
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

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noun

Also called (Brit)fascia the instrument panel in a car, boat, or aircraft Sometimes shortened todash
obsolete.
a board at the side of a carriage or boat to protect against splashing
commerce a document presenting the most significant information about a subject on a single page

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of dashboard¹

First recorded in 1840–50; dash ¹ + board

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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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Clocking is when the total miles travelled displayed on a vehicle's dashboard is tampered with.

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In such a big building where fire systems are fully operational, experts say fire detectors are expected to respond to a fire within seconds and send an alert to a fire control dashboard.

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She's created a publicly available dashboard to record what the project has spent money on and how much aid she and her team have distributed.

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