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dashboard

noun

  1. vehicle control panel
  2. software display or controls
  3. index page of the control panel for a website's content management system
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Pronunciation: /ˈdæʃˌbɔːd/ / [ˈdæʃˌbɔːd] / /ˈdæʃˌboɹd/

noun

Etymology: From dash (“to sprinkle; to splatter”) + board for meaning 1. Possibly expanded meaning later.

  1. An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.
  2. A panel beneath the windshield of a vehicle or aircraft containing indicator gauges, compartments, and sometimes controls and indicator lights.

    Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night / I can see paradise by the dashboard light

  3. The float of a paddle wheel.
  4. A graphical user interface for changing settings.

    Log in to the dashboard to change your account settings.

  5. A data visualization that summarizes reports from multiple disparate sources at a glance.
  6. The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.

    It's so addictive, I all too often find myself just scrolling down my dashboard on Tumblr, finding things that other people have reblogged that appeal to me, reblogging, then continuing to scroll.

    I began following other fat-positive Tumblrs, and soon my dashboard was filled with positive representations of fatness: pictures, stories, quotes, and links to articles and blogs.

verb

Etymology: From dash (“to sprinkle; to splatter”) + board for meaning 1. Possibly expanded meaning later.

  1. To organize in a dashboard format.

    Dashboarding your work can enhance productivity.

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