


Throbbers take various forms, but are commonly incorporated into the logo of the program.

Usually the throbber is found at the side of a program's toolbar or menu bar. In contrast to a progress bar, a throbber does not indicate how much of the action has been completed. A typical throbber animation like that seen on many websites when a blocking action is being performed in the background.Ī throbber, also known as a loading icon, is an animated graphical control element used to show that a computer program is performing an action in the background (such as downloading content, conducting intensive calculations or communicating with an external device).
