dashboard
noun
dash·board
ˈdash-ˌbȯrd 
plural dashboards
1
: a panel extending across the interior of a vehicle (such as an automobile) below the windshield and usually containing instruments and controls
If something internal is wrong with your car, the dashboard will display an icon identifying the problem.—
Aaron Widmar
Aaron WidmarAbdullah sang along to the songs; I kept the rhythm by clapping my hands and drumming on the dashboard.—Emma Sky
Emma Sky2
: a graphical report (as on a website) of various data relevant to a particular business, group, etc.
The dashboard provides data on regional, local and campus trends regarding COVID-19 testing, results and cases. The dashboard is updated each weekday with data from several different sources, including the campus testing program and self-reports by students and faculty.—Alex Perry
Alex PerryEmory Police Department (EPD) will implement a dashboard of the department's data, including the status and findings of investigations and the demographics of those involved …—Ninad Kulkarni
Ninad KulkarniThe RTA [Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois] uses maps and dashboards to visualize revenue, ridership, and service availability at a regional scale.—Terry Bills
Terry Bills3
: a screen on the front of a usually horse-drawn vehicle to intercept water, mud, or snow
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But today, thanks to platforms called data lakehouses, companies can use a single data source to power both dashboards and machine learning models.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The two-person also received a couple of key modifications, including tan leather seats, which were commissioned from Hermes, and a suede roof lining, door panels, and dashboard.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
Bates said her team will eventually update these public dashboards to include information about students who attend private or out-of-state colleges and who don’t graduate high school.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
These platforms aggregate data from various sources – driver’s license photos, social services, financial information, educational data – and present it in centralized dashboards designed for predictive policing and algorithmic profiling.
—Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
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Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The two-person also received a couple of key modifications, including tan leather seats, which were commissioned from Hermes, and a suede roof lining, door panels, and dashboard.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
Bates said her team will eventually update these public dashboards to include information about students who attend private or out-of-state colleges and who don’t graduate high school.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025
These platforms aggregate data from various sources – driver’s license photos, social services, financial information, educational data – and present it in centralized dashboards designed for predictive policing and algorithmic profiling.
—Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Dashboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dashboard. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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dashboard
noun
dash·board
ˈdash-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
1
: a screen on the front of a usually horse-pulled vehicle to keep out water, mud, or snow
2
: a panel across an automobile or airplane below the windshield usually containing dials and controls
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