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What is the spinning icon called in OS X
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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 858142" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p><strong>Asynchronous Progress Indicator</strong></p><p></p><p>The technical term for the rotating slotted wheel is an <em>Asynchronous Progress Indicator</em>. The generic term for this is a "throbber."</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5879/api.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The spinning rainbow wheel, often called a "beachball," is technically and generically known as a "wait cursor." Occasionally, you still see its predecessor, the Wristwatch pointer.</p><p></p><p>(If you see an hourglass, you're doing something very, very wrong.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technologist, post: 858142, member: 4134"] [b]Asynchronous Progress Indicator[/b] The technical term for the rotating slotted wheel is an [i]Asynchronous Progress Indicator[/i]. The generic term for this is a "throbber." [center][IMG]http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5879/api.gif[/IMG][/center] The spinning rainbow wheel, often called a "beachball," is technically and generically known as a "wait cursor." Occasionally, you still see its predecessor, the Wristwatch pointer. (If you see an hourglass, you're doing something very, very wrong.) [/QUOTE]
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