Ask HN: Is there a better word than 'dashboard'?

"Dash" comes to mind. In cars, people in the U.S. would say, "Throw it on the dash," or "Put it on the dash," meaning "Put it on top of the dashboard." The "it" might be a a map or some kind of parking tag or whatever needed to be in-reach or easily visible.

Instrument panel (from cockpit terminology; ships may have their own term, too)

If users can directly interact with it: control panel, communications center, control center.

If it is more to impress than to communicate: Christmas tree.

> If it is more to impress than to communicate: Christmas tree.

Or "kitchen sink".

Yes: “Tableau de bord” ;)

Overview?