In an AJAX application there is often a noticeable pause between the time the browser makes a network request
and the time the browser receives a response. To let the user know that the network conversation is taking
place, the ASP.NET AJAX UpdateProgress control provides immediate feedback by displaying an
animated image, ‘loading’ text, or other HTML that disappears once the network response is
received.
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