(I really don't want to know why the function that controls this contains the word 'throbber', do I?)
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Becuz DW Devs are gutter-minded peoples, which is why you love us?
IIRC, 'throbber' is actually the standard term for the "I'm Thinking Here" indicator. I think we can blame Netscape.