1. An electronic dictionary and language interpreter device wherein a first word represented in a first language is entered to obtain a second word or words represented in a second language equivalent to the first word, comprising: input means for entering the first word; memory means for storing a plurality of words of the second language inclusive of the second word or words and at least a mark for separating said second words or groups of said second words; access means responsive to entry of the first word by said input means for addressing said memory means for retrieving the second word or words; display means comprising means for displaying a predetermined number of characters and responsive to said access means for displaying the second word or words; means associated with said display means for shifting the second word or words displayed thereon when the data length of the second word or words exceeds said predetermined number of characters; means for detecting that said mark is displayed in a selected portion within the display means; and means responsive to said detecting means for replacing all characters indicated on said display with a new display of up to said predetermined number of characters.
1. An electronic dictionary and language interpreter device wherein a first word represented in a first language is entered to obtain a second word or words represented in a second language equivalent to the first word, comprising: input means for entering the first word; memory means for storing a plurality of words of the second language inclusive of the second word or words and at least a mark for separating said second words or groups of said second words; access means responsive to entry of the first word by said input means for addressing said memory means for retrieving the second word or words; display means comprising means for displaying a predetermined number of characters and responsive to said access means for displaying the second word or words; means associated with said display means for shifting the second word or words displayed thereon when the data length of the second word or words exceeds said predetermined number of characters; means for detecting that said mark is displayed in a selected portion within the display means; and means responsive to said detecting means for replacing all characters indicated on said display with a new display of up to said predetermined number of characters. 2. The device according to claim 1, further comprising timer means associated with said shifting means and said replacing means for determining the length of time during which the display means exhibits particular data prior to shifting or replacing the data.