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(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.
A panel beneath the windshield of a vehicle or aircraft containing indicator gauges, compartments, and sometimes controls and indicator lights.
1977, Jim Steinman (lyrics and music), “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”, in Bat Out of Hell, performed by Meat Loaf:
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.
(Internet) The personalized feed of a Tumblr user, consisting of recent posts by blogs they follow.
2012, "Grace", quoted in Jennifer Obee, Social Networking: The Ultimate Teen Guide, page 110:
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.
2014, Cat Pausé, “Express Yourself: Fat Activism in the Web 2.0 Age”, in Ragen Chastain, editor, The Politics of Size: Perspectives from the Fat Acceptance Movement, page 3:
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.
2022, Barrie Shannon, Sex(uality) Education for Trans and Gender Diverse Youth in Australia, page 163:
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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