dashboard vs dials

dashboard

verb
  • To organize in a dashboard format. 

noun
  • The float of a paddle wheel. 

  • A graphical user interface in the form of or resembling a motor car dashboard. 

  • 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. 

  • The personalized feed of a Tumblr user, consisting of recent posts by blogs they follow. 

  • A panel beneath the windshield of a vehicle or aircraft containing indicator gauges, compartments, and sometimes controls and indicator lights. 

dials

How often have the words dashboard and dials occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )