instrument panel

noun

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

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Dealers will also offer updates to the faulty instrument panel software free of charge. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025 The cockpit has gone predominantly digital, with a 15.6-inch instrument panel, a 10.25-inch central touchscreen, and an 8.8-inch screen along the passenger side of the dashboard. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025 The two- and four-door models both features a 16-inch cluster screen designed to look like the instrument panel from the 1968 Charger and a 12.3-inch center display that will function as an infotainment system. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 May 2025 Dealers are to update the instrument panel software, free of charge. James Powel, USA Today, 22 Apr. 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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