dashboard

American  

[dash-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈdæʃˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

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.

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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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Etymology

Origin of dashboard

First recorded in 1840–50; dash ¹ + board

Example Sentences

While inspecting Boyd’s truck, Tamasi noted a Samsung tablet mounted on the dashboard, a device that could have recorded the gunfight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In December, as the program finished its third year, about 40% of the people who had gone indoors — 2,300 of the 5,800 — were back on the street, according to LAHSA’s dashboard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

OpenAI’s researchers are able to track how AI chips are allocated between different groups through an internal dashboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

On Tuesday, HormuzTracker, which provides a Strait of Hormuz shipping-disruption dashboard, showed that there are around 2,500 vessels still trapped inside the Persian Gulf, with 400 waiting outside of the strait.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Her face was illuminated by the lights in the dashboard, and it appeared ghostly white set against the utter blackness of country roads.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover