Dashboard

Definitions

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.
   historical
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. The personalized feed of a user of a website, consisting of recent updates of pages the user has used or followed.
   Internet

Equivalents

Examples

“Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night / I can see⟳ paradise by the dashboard light⟳”

“Log⟳ in to the dashboard to change⟳ your account settings.”

“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.”

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