wait cursor
System busy symbol
A wait cursor is the icon displayed on a computer screen to indicate the system is busy processing and the user should wait before taking further action.
The classic form is an hourglass or spinning wheel: The wait cursor appeared while the file downloaded.
Also called a busy cursor.
- hourglassGravity-powered sand timer
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- spinning wheelFiber-to-thread device
- wheel of deathRotating ring for acrobats
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
loading screen · mouse pointer · buffering · patience · frozen · lag · progress · progress bar · delay · busy · spinner · wheel · stuck · hang · mouse · timeout · beach ball · processing
- loading indicatorsloading bar, loading spinner, loading indicator, loading dots, loading icon
- pointerspointer, dereference, mouse pointer, caret, indirection