dash·board ˈdash-ˌbȯrd. plural dashboards. 1. : a panel extending across the interior of a vehicle (such as an automobile) below the windshield and usually containing instruments and controls. If something internal is wrong with your car, the dashboard will display an icon identifying the problem.
A dashboard is an information management tool that receives data from a linked database to provide data visualizations. It typically offers high-level information in one view that end users can use to answer a single question.
The term "dashboard" actually dates back to the time when people used to travel by horse-drawn carriage. Then, the dashboard was merely a protective board that prevented the driver from being splashed with dirt "dashed-up" from the horses' hooves.
An infotainment system typically takes the form of a touchscreen or display that's mounted in (or on) the dashboard in the middle of the car. These have increased in size over the past few years, with some as large (or even larger) than the tablet you have at home.
A report is a more detailed collection of tables, charts, and graphs and it is used for a much more detailed, full analysis while a dashboard is used for monitoring what is going on.
[countable] (especially North American English, informal) a dashboard (= the part of a car in front of the driver that has instruments and controls in it) see also pebble-dash.
The Traffic Dashboard is a collection of widgets displaying comprehensive summary of the network traffic in terms of applications, web categories, users, hosts, source and destination countries, mail traffic and FTP activities.
Dashboards are Fusion's built-in analytics component. Most of the components of dashboards, called panels, are for data visualization. Some panels display textual information; for example, records in a table or documents.
A project dashboard is a project management tool businesses use to track key performance indicators for various projects. Dashboards can show performance metrics, display progress reports and highlight areas that require attention. They can help monitor the success of specific campaigns, processes and projects.
A glove compartment, sometimes referred to as a glove box, is an enclosed area often located within the dashboard above the footwell of the passenger front seat in a vehicle. Though named for gloves, this compartment serves as miscellaneous storage.
These can be categorized into three main types: operational, strategic, and analytical. Operational Dashboards: Operational dashboards are designed to monitor the day-to-day activities within a business.
What is the difference between a report and a dashboard?
Reports tend to be broader and feature historic data. Because they must be delivered periodically, they represent a snapshot of a specific area or organization rather than its real-time situation. Dashboards, on the other hand, are built to visualize and organize data in real-time.
What is a Dashboard Report? A dashboard report is an interactive visual representation of your essential business data that allows you to quickly gather vital information about your business, financial, sales, marketing, or other performance, and choose what action to take.
The dashboard in a car is the panel facing the driver's seat where most of the instruments and switches are. A dashboard on a website, app, etc. is a simple graphic that gives information about the current situation. The app has grown to offer a full digital dashboard for patient records.
It is called rear deck, deck, or more colloquially, rear/back dash in the US. deck: the horizontal surface at the rear of the car, which usually serves as the trunk lid. Glossary of Automotive Design.
We mostly refer to the top part as the actual dashboard and the passenger facing part as the instrument/display panel. No one would think of the instrument panel if you said « dashboard ».
Vehicle signage consists of vinyl graphics of varying sizes that are applied to or wrapped around the outside of cars, trucks, vans, trains, boats, buses, planes, etc. Signage can come in the form of full vehicle wraps, partial wraps, spot decals, and vehicle lettering.
