User-configurable translations for electronic documents

A computer program product for selectively modifying an electronic document, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices;
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to receive a request from a user to view a user selection of text of an electronic document in an original language instead of a second translated language, the electronic document having substantially all of its text in the second translated language;
• program instructions, stored on a least one of the one or more storage devices, to analyze the request to determine an expanded selection to be changed into original replacement language, and to decide on the amount of text to modify, the expanded selection including at least the user selection;
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storages devices, to determine original replacement language associated with the determined expanded selection;
• program instructions, stored on a least one of the one or more storage devices, to choose text that best communicates the meaning of the associated original replacement language, and to selectively modify the electronic document by permanently replacing text of the electronic document in the second translated language with chosen text that communicates the meaning of the associated original replacement language;
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• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to store the modified electronic document.

A computer system for selectively modifying an electronic document, the system comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices;
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to receive a request from a user to view a user selection of text of an electronic document in an original language instead of a second translated language, the electronic document having substantially all of its text in the second translated language;
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to analyze the request to determine an expanded selection to be changed into original replacement language, and to decide on the amount of text to modify, the expanded selection including at least the user selection;
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to determine original replacement language associated with the determined expanded selection;
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to choose text that best communicates the meaning of the associated original replacement language, and to selectively modify the electronic document by permanently replacing text of the electronic document in the second translated language with chosen text that communicates the meaning of the associated original replacement language;
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• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to store the modified electronic document.