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A loading screen is a screen shown by a computer program, very often a video game, while the program is loading (moving program data from the disk to RAM) or initializing. In early video games, the loading screen was also a chance for graphic artists to be creative without the technical limitations often required for the in-game graphics. [ 1 ]
A throbber animation like that seen on many websites when a blocking action is being performed in the background. A throbber, also known as a loading icon, is an animated graphical control element used to show that a computer program is performing an action in the background (such as downloading content, conducting intensive calculations or communicating with an external device).
Start screen may refer to: Home screen; Boot screen, a screen shown at the start of an operating system; Loading screen, a screen shown at the start of a level or mission in a video game; Splash screen, a screen shown at the start of a computer program; Start screen (Windows), in Windows 8.x and Windows Server 2012
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Lazy loading (also known as asynchronous loading) is a technique used in computer programming, especially web design and web development, to defer initialization of an object until it is needed. It can contribute to efficiency in the program's operation if properly and appropriately used.
On its small square screen is a smiley-face emoticon against a lilac background. The icon indicates that the machine has successfully begun booting, in contrast to a "Sad Mac" icon, which displays a "sad" emoticon. The splash screen under Mac OS 8 The "Welcome to Macintosh" screen seen in System 7.5 and earlier