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hourglass

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noun/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/
  1. 1

    A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

    • After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.
  2. 2

    A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.

    • When I right click the desktop display to check Display Properties, it hangs and shows me only the hourglass instead of the display menu.
verb/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/
  1. 1

    To display the cursor as an hourglass indicating that the computer is busy or processing.intransitive

    • I have an ADP that I use for reporting that I have used for about a year. I only use it every 3 months, and it has worked up until now. This morning I tried using it, but after trying to open the report, it hourglassed and then showed a "Ti

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