instrument panel

noun
1.
Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
2.
Automotive. dashboard ( def 1 ).

Origin:
1930–35

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instrument panel or instrument board
 
n
1.  See also dashboard a panel on which instruments are mounted, as on a car
2.  an array of instruments, gauges, etc, mounted to display the condition or performance of a machine or process
 
instrument board or instrument board
 
n

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