14. The system of claim 11 further comprising a server in communication with a database over a communications network, wherein the server is configured to: receive a request from the computer device over the network to retrieve the set of translation vectors; query a translations database to retrieve the set of translation vectors; and communicate a response to the computer device comprising the set of translation vectors.
11. A system comprising: a computer device comprising a processor, graphical interface, and a system memory in communication with the processor via a communication medium, the system memory configured to store programmed computer code, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations for accommodating a plurality of translations of a source text string into a limited available display area of a visual element in the graphical interface, the operations comprising: receiving an input source text string in the display area of the visual element; receiving input specifying a source language for the source text string; receiving input selecting two or more target languages for the source text string to be translated into; obtaining translations of the source text string in each of the selected two or more target languages; displaying, in response to the input source text string, a set of translation vectors, each translation vector comprising one possible translation of the source text string for each of the selected two or more target languages; receiving a selection of a translation vector that contains a translation of the source text string corresponding to an intended meaning of the source text string; and calculating a minimum display area necessary for the visual element to display a longest translation of the translations contained in the selected translation vector, wherein the display area of the visual element in the graphical interface is adjusted to encompass the minimum display area such that the longest translation fits within the display area of the visual element.