dashboard
/ˈdæʃˌbɔː(ɹ)d/noun
The panel in front of the driver of a vehicle or pilot of an aircraft, holding gauges, storage spaces, and often controls and warning lights.
Example sentence
- “A red warning light flashed on the dashboard as the engine overheated.”
In software it now means a screen summarizing data at a glance; the car sense supplied the metaphor.