glass cockpit
n.— «Like the shuttle, he now has what aviators refer to as a “glass cockpit.” Instead of clock-like gauges and mechanical readouts, his small plane uses multifunctional displays that appear to have been extracted from a computer lab or perhaps a starship bridge.» —“JSC director understands the joys of flight” by Rick Cousins Galveston Daily News (Texas) Nov. 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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Grant,
Thrilled to be cited though the word is not new. Been a follower of your blog and was glad to hear of you joining A Way with Words.
Best wishes,
–Rick Cousins, for The Galveston Daily News