When a program runs a task, the mouse cursor shows the loading icon. In your case, the loading icon appears permanent. Hence, it means that a process is continuously running in the background.

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 ...

In the attached image, it showed the icon in question. Apparently, the loading graphic is actually called a throbber. And this revelation has been blowing people's minds – as the post has ...