dashboard
noun
- vehicle control panel
- software display or controls
- index page of the control panel for a website's content management system
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdæʃˌbɔːd/ / [ˈdæʃˌbɔːd] / /ˈdæʃˌboɹd/
noun
Etymology: From dash (“to sprinkle; to splatter”) + board for meaning 1. Possibly expanded meaning later.
- 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.
- 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”
- The float of a paddle wheel.
- A graphical user interface for changing settings.
“Log in to the dashboard to change your account settings.”
- A data visualization that summarizes reports from multiple disparate sources at a glance.
- 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.
- To organize in a dashboard format.
“Dashboarding your work can enhance productivity.”