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Dashboards

July 20, 2009 //  by David Keyes

A reader has asked about “dashboard,” a word being used for computer programs whose elements are laid out on a “dashboard.” This term originally referred to the angled board used to protect buggy users from the muddy backsplash of horses’ hooves. It was subsequently borrowed by makers of horseless carriages for the front panels inside these vehicles, then segued once again into software terminology. Anyone know?

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