What does a little spinning disc with different colors mean

A little spinning disc with different colors will come up & the computer freezes up. To get rid of it I've had to restart computer at times. What does that mean?

Hi ..
It means your Mac is trying to process data.
Click the Apple  top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click: About This Mac
Which version do you see?
Troubleshooting advice can depend on that information.

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