dashboard

IPA: dˈæʃbɔrd

(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.
A panel beneath the windshield of a vehicle or aircraft containing indicator gauges, compartments, and sometimes controls and indicator lights.
(nautical) The float of a paddle wheel.
(graphical user interface, video games) A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard.
(Internet) The personalized feed of a Tumblr user, consisting of recent posts by blogs they follow.

Examples of "dashboard" in Sentences

STARR: From her desk or what she calls her dashboard, Jonas monitors everything.
The name dashboard for a car's instrument panel dates back to horse and buggy days.
When all 10 buttons on the call dashboard flicker, he thrusts 10 fingers above his head in triumph.
The dashboard is the first panel in your Administration Panels and provides some statistics and information about your WordPress blog activity.
Continuing on the pilot analogy, he pointed out that the term dashboard is used in business to really mean an instrument cluster: display, but no control.
The notebook he carries on his dashboard is the fruit of that labor: a treasury of 27 places from the Chesapeake Bay to the Delaware border where he's welcome to hunt.
Real-Time Customer Portal & Dashboard: During the call, the host and participants can view the call dashboard online or on the phone display on certain Polycom phones.
Using WordPress, my main dashboard page loads correctly, but more often than not I get a “page would not load” message every time I try to look at another administrative page (e.g. Blog Stats).