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

Abdullah sang along to the songs; I kept the rhythm by clapping my hands and drumming on the dashboard.

—Emma Sky

2

: 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

Emory 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

The RTA [Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois] uses maps and dashboards to visualize revenue, ridership, and service availability at a regional scale.

—Terry Bills

3

: a screen on the front of a usually horse-drawn vehicle to intercept water, mud, or snow

Examples of dashboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As with all other contemporary Porsches, the dashboard houses a central touchscreen and an all-digital, 16.8-inch driver display behind the steering wheel. —Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025

The key to Vault Sports’ innovation: Sports betting affiliate dashboard The sports betting network provides educational resources for individual bettors that enable them to bet more intelligently, responsibly and confidently. —Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025

The agency's data dashboard has more information, but those quarterly figures are only current as of September 2024. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025

That dispatch excerpt was part of a compilation of dispatch audio and video footage — from a police vehicle dashboard, Lemos’ body camera and an eyewitness cell phone — played for reporters a few days after the shooting. —Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Phrases Containing dashboard

• dashboard camera

Rhymes for dashboard

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

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