Glovebox

A *glove compartment* or *glovebox* or *glovie* is a compartment built into the dashboard , located over the front-seat passenger's footwell in an automobile , often used for miscellaneous storage. The name derives from the original purpose of the compartment, to store gloves . They were sometimes in a box on the floorboard near the driver, hence the alternate moniker of a "glovebox". In most vehicles, the glove compartment closes with a latch, with the option of being locked with a key (often desirable when using valet service, or when parking while the convertible top is down, or when the compartment contains a mechanism to open the trunk ).