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throbber

Summary

throbber ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • throbber's image is recorded as Ajax loader metal 512.gif[2].
  • throbber's subclass of is recorded as progress indicator[3].
  • throbber's Commons category is recorded as Throbbers[4].
  • throbber's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06vkbc[5].
  • throbber's represents is recorded as blocking[6].
  • throbber's has characteristic is recorded as animation[7].
  • throbber's different from is recorded as spinner[8].
  • throbber's different from is recorded as progress bar[9].

Why It Matters

throbber ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192 views/month).[1] throbber has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] throbber is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). throbber. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/throbber
MLA “throbber.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/throbber.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_throbber_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{throbber}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/throbber}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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