What (who) is dashboard - definition
CONTROL PANEL LOCATED DIRECTLY AHEAD OF A VEHICLE'S DRIVER, DISPLAYING INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS FOR THE VEHICLE'S OPERATION
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![[[Multi Media Interface]]-Menu on Audi virtual cockpit, [[Audi TT Mk3]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Audi TT 2014 (13558812864).jpg?width=200 "[[Multi Media Interface]]-Menu on Audi virtual cockpit, [[Audi TT Mk3]]")
.png?width=200 "Horse-drawn carriage dashboard")
![Digital instrument cluster from a 1984 [[Dodge 600]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Digital dash.jpg?width=200 "Digital instrument cluster from a 1984 [[Dodge 600]]")
![High resolution digital dashboard in [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)]] S63 AMG](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/S-Klasse S63 AMG (11211022494).jpg?width=200 "High resolution digital dashboard in [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W222)]] S63 AMG")
![France: Full view of the cab controls in an [[SNCF]] [[TGV Duplex]] set.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TGVFigueres.JPG?width=200 "France: Full view of the cab controls in an [[SNCF]] [[TGV Duplex]] set.")
![ICE high-speed lines]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ICE 407.2.jpg?width=200 "ICE high-speed lines]].")
![Japan: Digital instrument cluster in the cockpit of a [[JR East]] [[E531 series]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JRE-E531-cab.jpg?width=200 "Japan: Digital instrument cluster in the cockpit of a [[JR East]] [[E531 series]].")
![Russia: Engineer at the controls of a [[Lastochka]] train from the [[Siemens Desiro]] family.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ЭС1 Кабина машиниста 2.jpg?width=200 "Russia: Engineer at the controls of a [[Lastochka]] train from the [[Siemens Desiro]] family.")
![Switzerland: Interior of an [[IC 2000]] for the [[Swiss Federal Railways]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IC2000 Fuehrerstand.JPG?width=200 "Switzerland: Interior of an [[IC 2000]] for the [[Swiss Federal Railways]].")
![Thameslink]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ExCeL Centre MMB 35 Thameslink Desiro City Mockup.jpg?width=200 "Thameslink]].")
![M8 railcar]] operated by [[Metro-North]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MTA Metro North M8 Control Cab.jpg?width=200 "M8 railcar]] operated by [[Metro-North]].")
![ERTMS]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ETCS driver machine interface.svg?width=200 "ERTMS]].")
Dashboard
·noun The float of a paddle wheel.
II. Dashboard ·noun A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the spray;
- called also sprayboard.
III. Dashboard ·noun A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up by the heels of the horses;
- in England commonly called splashboard.
dashboard
(dashboards)
The dashboard in a car is the panel facing the driver's seat where most of the instruments and switches are.
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dashboard
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1. the panel of instruments and controls facing the driver of a vehicle.
2. historical a board of wood or leather in front of a carriage, to keep out mud.
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Dashboard
A dashboard (also called dash, instrument panel (IP), or fascia) is a control panel set within the central console of a vehicle or small aircraft. Usually located directly ahead of the driver (or pilot), it displays instrumentation and controls for the vehicle's operation. An electronic equivalent may be called an electronic instrument cluster, digital instrument panel, digital dash, digital speedometer or digital instrument cluster.
Pronunciation examples for dashboard
1. dashboard.
Taiwan's Global Contributions _ Audrey Tang _ Talks at Google
2. dashboard, how things come together.
A Framework on Actionable Gamification _ Yu-kai Chou _ Talks at Google
3. There's my auto dashboard.
Designing User Interfaces for an Aging Population _ Jeff Johnson _ Talks at Google
4. is this -- it's a dashboard.
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5. of as a mental dashboard.
A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind _ Robert Burton _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of dashboard
1. Our community snowman is a scrawny, emaciated dashboard figure.
2. Nadine and Jesse: love under the dashboard light?
3. On the first occasion, she saw her dashboard instruments die.
4. The forged notes were found hidden behind the car’s dashboard.
5. The incident was recorded on Gardner‘s dashboard camera.