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Webopedia Term of the Day: What is the Pinwheel of Death?

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 10, 2011

“The Spinning Pinwheel of Death (SPoD) is Mac OS X’s version of
Windows’ Blue Screen of Death (BSoD). Officially referred to as the
“Spinning Wait Cursor” by Apple, the Pinwheel of Death occurs when
the multicolored pinwheel mouse pointer that signifies an
application has stopped responding to the system continues to spin
without end.”

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Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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