Storing address codes with words for alphabetical accessing in an electronic translator

An electronic translator device wherein a first word in a first language is entered to obtain an equivalent second word in a second language or a second word in said second language is entered to obtain an equivalent first word in said first language, comprising:

• input means for entering a first word in the first language;
• memory means for storing a plurality of pairs of words, each pair comprising a word in the first language and a corresponding second word in the second language, said memory means also storing an address code associated with each second word, said pairs being arranged in said memory means such that said words in the first language are in alphabetical order, said address code associated with each second word denoting the address of the next second word in the alphabetical sequence of said second words;
• means responsive to entry of a first word for addressing one or more locations in said memory means and for retrieving therefrom said entered first word in the first language and its corresponding second word in the second language;
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• display means responsive to retrieval of said first word in the first language for displaying the second word corresponding to said entered first word;
• said input means further comprising means for entering a second word in said second language;
• said device further comprising means responsive to entry of said second word and responsive to said address codes for addressing said second words in said memory means in alphabetical order and for retrieving therefrom said entered second word in the second language;
• said display means being further responsive to retrieval of said second word in the second language for displaying the first word corresponding to the entered second word.