It's with that horrible reality in mind that we regretfully inform you that the spinning "loading" icon we all know and hate is officially called the "throbber," which must be the worst weirdly ...

All of this is to say, the spinning-loading wheel that appears on computers is unbelievably called a ‘throbber’. According to the PCMag encyclopaedia, a throbber is: “An animated icon that ...

And a third added: "Long ago I read some article where they called it the 'spinning wheel of death'." So what do you call the loading icon? Don't forget to let us know in the comments section below.