instrument panel

noun

: a panel on which instruments are mounted
especially : dashboard sense 2

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In August, the company recalled roughly 355,000 trucks for issues with their instrument panel—which could fail at startup and not display information like fuel level and speed. Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 To remedy this recall, the instrument panel will receive a software update which will be done by a dealer or over-the-air, free of charge. Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025 The instrument panel cluster software can be updated by a dealer or over-the-air, free of charge. James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 Also standard: a 12.3-inch digital instrument panel display and an 11.9-inch center touchscreen. James Raia, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for instrument panel

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First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of instrument panel was in 1922

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“Instrument panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instrument%20panel. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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