noun

dashboard

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noun

The panel in front of the driver in a car, holding gauges and controls.

"The fuel light on the dashboard came on just as we reached the motorway."

A screen or webpage that summarises key data or settings at a glance.

"The sales team checks the dashboard every morning to see the latest figures."

"You can customise your dashboard to show the widgets you use most."

How to Use Dashboard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe instrument panel of a vehicle, or, in software, a summary screen showing key information in one place.

Common pairings

dashboard light analytics dashboard admin dashboard

dashboarded past tense, dashboards plural, dashboards singular

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The fuel light on the _____ came on just as we reached the motorway.

Originally the board at the front of a horse-drawn carriage that stopped mud "dashed" up by the horse's hooves from splattering the driver.

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