dashboard

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdæʃˌbɔː(ɹ)d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdæʃˌboəɹd/, /ˈdæʃˌbɔːɹd/

dashboard (plural dashboards)

1. A panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft, containing indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes controls.
2. (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.
3. (computing, video games) A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard.
4. (nautical) The float of a paddle wheel.

• board

• dash

dashboard (third-person singular simple present dashboards, present participle dashboarding, simple past and past participle dashboarded)

1. To organize in a dashboard format.

   Dashboarding your work can enhance productivity.