dashboard

Meanings

1. 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. A data visualization that summarizes reports from multiple disparate sources at a glance.
6. The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.

1. To organize in a dashboard format.

Etymology

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