Dictionary management method and apparatus

A computer readable storage medium used in an information processing apparatus connected to a network and which is used to translate a document by using a translation knowledge, comprising:

• a command code for transmitting, during a time translating a sentence written in a first language, an inquiry for inquiring a translation knowledge for translating a syntactic unit of said sentence written in said first language containing an unknown word and a correct grammar to said network, after translating other words of said sentence into a second language, when said unknown word that cannot be translated into said second language is recognized during translation of a document;
• a command code for estimating a part of speech for said unknown word to apply a hypothesis-setting rule during translation of said sentence;
• a command code for continuing translation of a syntax following said syntactic unit of said sentence;
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• a command code for translating said syntactic unit of said sentence by using an answer to replace the translation of said sentence when said answer to said inquiry is received.

An information processing apparatus connected to a network for translating a document by using a translation knowledge, comprising:

• a dictionary;
• an inquiry device for transmitting, during a time translating a sentence written in a first language, an inquiry for inquiring said translation knowledge for translating a syntactic unit of said sentence written in said first language containing an unknown word and a correct grammar to said network, after translating other words of said sentence into a second language, when said unknown word that cannot be translated into said second language is recognized during translation of said document;
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• a translation device for estimating a part of speech for said unknown word to apply a hypothesis-setting rule during translation of said sentence, and for continuing translation of a syntax following said syntactic unit of said sentence, and in which said translation device translates said syntactic unit by using an answer to replace the translation of said sentence when said answer to said inquiry is received.