the multi-colored, round, spinning icon Mac's use to indicate that a process is occuring for which the user must wait or that the computer is experiencing an error; the Mac's equivalent of the PC's hourglass icon.
by BeAtPeace January 25, 2007
The Apple equivalent of the blue screen of death (Windows). The cursor changes from an arrow into the aforementioned symbol
It's appearance signals the imminent freezing of one or more programs. Typically thwarted by force-quitting the program, or in more severe cases, shutting down the computer.
It's appearance signals the imminent freezing of one or more programs. Typically thwarted by force-quitting the program, or in more severe cases, shutting down the computer.
by Sybet January 07, 2007
The rainbow-colored beach ball/pinwheel that pops up whenever you force-close an app or your mac is slow.
by fakename06 December 29, 2018