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dashboard
(1) See Mac Dashboard.

(2) A software-based control panel for one or more applications, network devices or industrial machines. Dashboards may display simulated gauges and dials that look like an automobile dashboard or a factory assembly line. The term may also be used to refer to any control panel application. See HMI.

(3) (Dashboard) An earlier Windows utility from Starfish Software that provided a centralized control panel for launching applications, finding files and viewing system resources. Originally developed by HP, it was later acquired by Starfish, a subsidiary of Nokia since 2006.
dashboard
1. the instrument panel in a car, boat, or aircraft
2. Obsolete a board at the side of a carriage or boat to protect against splashing


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As the World Wide Web came into existence and became widely used during the 1990's, dashboard software and digital dashboards as we think of them today evolved.
Manufacturing software systems are normally designed with an executive dashboard module that allows executives and users the ability to get a quick view of every facet of the business - typically in real time Executive dashboards serve a specific and important purpose Manufacturing software systems are normally designed with an executive dashboard module that allows executives and users the ability to get a quick view of every facet of the business - typically in real time.
More than ever, astute managers are using digital dashboards to monitor the status of key performance indicators (KPIs), balanced scorecards and other metrics in their businesses.
 
 
 
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