dashboard

Meaning

Noun

1. (historical) 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.
3. The float of a paddle wheel.
4. A graphical user interface for changing settings.
5. (Internet) The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.

Verb

To organize in a dashboard format.

Synonyms

instrument panel

control panel

splashboard

panel

fascia

instrument board

splasher

billboard

sign

banner

board

wainscot

dash

💨

gage panel

instrument cluster

gauge board

splash board

antisplash guard

bluff board

meter panel

instrumentpanel

mud-apron

mud baffle

mud apron

fender shield

mudapron

under-screen

fender board

control handwheel

steering hand wheel

facia

fender

flipper

🐬

frontlet

mudguard

plank

protection

mud guard

control board

dash board

protective covering

dirtboard

Translations

cruscotto

tableau de bord

Armaturenbrett

salpicadero

painel

dashboard

panneau

panel

painel de bordo

pancarta

instrumentenpaneel

painel de instrumentos

instrumentenbord

paneel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdæʃˌbɔː(ɹ)d/

Etymology

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