Definitely we are not talking about the car dashboard. Basically a dashboard is a platform where with the help of beautifully designed data representation tools one can get multi set of required useful information on single display or a platform. It is more of a visual display which would generate for you the most updated reports in the form of graphical representation where you would be able to achieve multi set of objectives, consolidated and analytically represented on a single screen. Have a look on these 20 dashboard design examples and you would be able to further comprehensively understand that how useful and informative these designs are which could represent a big deal of information on a single screen in a very detailed and user-friendly manner.