dashboard
part of speech
noun (a dashboard, dashboards)
meaning for a pupil
1) A dashboard is the panel at the front of a car, under the windscreen, with the speedometer, dials, lights and controls. tree →
2) (computing) A dashboard is a screen on a computer or app that shows the most important information at a glance, often with charts and numbers. tree →
3) (history) On an old horse-drawn carriage, a dashboard was a board at the front to stop mud splashing the driver. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life it is the front of the car; children may be told not to put feet on the dashboard. In computing and maths lessons, a dashboard shows data like scores, weather or website visits in graphs. It tells the reader where information is shown. Phrases: «on the dashboard», «a warning light on the dashboard».
examples
- Mum checked the speed on the dashboard. tree →
- A red light came on on the dashboard. tree →
- Don't put your feet on the dashboard! tree →
- The satnav is stuck to the dashboard. tree →
- Our class dashboard shows how many books we have read. tree →
- The weather app has a dashboard with temperature and wind speed. tree →
- The teacher's dashboard shows who has finished the quiz. tree →
note
Countable: a dashboard, dashboards. Also called «dash» informally: «on the dash». In the UK people also say «fascia» for the car part. In safety: never sit with feet on the dashboard, because the airbag comes out of it in a crash.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «dashboard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.