Spinner

Definitions

1. A visual loading indicator — either a rotating icon in a GUI or an animated sequence of characters (⠋⠙⠹⠸) in a terminal — shown to the user while an operation is in progress, indicating that the application is working rather than frozen.

   In plain English: The little spinning animation you see while something is loading, letting you know the app is still working.

   Example: "Show a spinner while the API call is in flight, then replace it with the results or an error message."

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