1. A digital sign language translator, comprising: a case configured to be supported by a hand of a user; a touch screen display located on a face of the case; a microprocessor for selectively translating at least one of a selected word, letter, and number into at least one video clip of an actual person performing a sign language translation of the at least one of the word, letter, and number; an internal memory device for storing a standard database, the standard database including the at least one of the selected word, letter, and number and the corresponding video clip of an actual person performing the sign language translation of the at least one of the selected word, letter, and number; a memory card slot for receiving an external memory card, the external memory card having an expanded vocabulary to supplement the standard database contained on the internal memory; a battery for powering the translator; and a keyboard selectively shown on the display; wherein the digital sign language translator is small and portable so as to be conveniently transported by the user in order to be handily available to the user as desired; and wherein the translator is configured so that data can only be transferred to the translator through the memory card slot so as to prevent unauthorized downloading and copying of the standard database.
1. A digital sign language translator, comprising: a case configured to be supported by a hand of a user; a touch screen display located on a face of the case; a microprocessor for selectively translating at least one of a selected word, letter, and number into at least one video clip of an actual person performing a sign language translation of the at least one of the word, letter, and number; an internal memory device for storing a standard database, the standard database including the at least one of the selected word, letter, and number and the corresponding video clip of an actual person performing the sign language translation of the at least one of the selected word, letter, and number; a memory card slot for receiving an external memory card, the external memory card having an expanded vocabulary to supplement the standard database contained on the internal memory; a battery for powering the translator; and a keyboard selectively shown on the display; wherein the digital sign language translator is small and portable so as to be conveniently transported by the user in order to be handily available to the user as desired; and wherein the translator is configured so that data can only be transferred to the translator through the memory card slot so as to prevent unauthorized downloading and copying of the standard database. 5. The digital sign language translator according to claim 1 , wherein the translator is configured to selectively operate the display in a video mode and a word entry mode, the video mode includes the playing of the video clip, while the word entry mode includes keyboard functionality for entering the words, letters, and numbers the user seeks to have translated.