dashboards

Noun

dashboard (plural dashboards)

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.
   • Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night / I can see paradise by the dashboard light1977, Jim Steinman, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”, in Bat Out of Hell, performed by Meat Loaf
3. The float of a paddle wheel.
4. A graphical user interface for changing settings.
   • Log in to the dashboard to change your account settings.
5. A data visualization that summarizes reports from multiple disparate sources at a glance.
6. (Internet) The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.
   • It's so addictive, I all too often find myself just scrolling down my dashboard on Tumblr, finding things that other people have reblogged that appeal to me, reblogging, then continuing to scroll.2012, "Grace", quoted in Jennifer Obee, Social Networking: The Ultimate Teen Guide, page 110

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