dashboard

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.historical

2. (nautical) The float of a paddle wheel.

3. (graphical user interface, video games) A graphical user interface for changing settings.Examples: "Log in to the dashboard to change your account settings."

4. (Internet) The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.Examples: "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."; "I began following other fat-positive Tumblrs, and soon my dashboard was filled with positive representations of fatness: pictures, stories, quotes, and links to articles and blogs."; "Though I rarely use it anymore, absently scrolling through my dashboard acquainted me with many new people from all around the world, and it helped me understand myself in new ways."Internet