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Dashboard vs Inventory - What's the difference?

dashboard | inventory |

As nouns the difference between dashboard and inventory

is that dashboard is an upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves while inventory is (operations) the stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.

As verbs the difference between dashboard and inventory

is that dashboard is to organize in a format while inventory is (operations) to take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.

dashboard

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An upturned screen of wood or leather placed on the front of a horse-drawn carriage, sleigh or other vehicle that protected the driver from mud, debris, water and snow thrown up by the horse's hooves.
  • A panel under the windscreen of a motor car or aircraft, containing indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes controls.
  • (computing, video games) A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard.
  • Derived terms

    * dash

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To organize in a format.
  • Dashboarding your work can enhance productivity.

    inventory

    Noun

    (inventories)
  • (operations) The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business
  • Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.
  • (operations) a detailed list of all of the items on hand
  • The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.
  • (operations) the process of producing or updating such a list
  • This month's inventory took nearly three days.
  • (lb) A space containing the available to a character for immediate use.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.
  • The main job of the night shift was to inventory the store, and restock when necessary.

    Synonyms

    * (take stock) index