magnifying glass...

[machinist]

The magnifying glass icon with the "waiting for indexing status" in 2014 was a way to indicate that the system or application was working on updating its search index. It was generally a normal part of maintaining search functionality, though waiting for it to complete or taking steps to address any issues was sometimes necessary.

[mrcaptainbob]

There's a magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner that says 'waiting for indexing status'. What's that about?