System for translation of source language data into multiple target language data including means to prevent premature termination of processing

DETAILED DESCRIPTION An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-language conversion process for converting keywords recited in the data processing program to corresponding data of the designated language, thereby simply and adequately dealing with situations in which new keywords are added and expanding the function of the program.
The present invention resides in a multi-language conversion system comprising multi-language conversion table means with respect to individual languages for storing a keyword module for managing a first language data to be a subject of a conversion in a predetermined sequence; a data module for storing second language data corresponding to said first language data in accordance with the order of the first language data stored in the keyword module and default data corresponding to data which does not belong to said first data; a multi-language conversion table selection means for selecting at least one of the multi-language conversion table means in accordance with the language designation; and a multi-language conversion module for determining whether the language data to be the subject of the conversion in accordance with the selected language conversion table exists in the first language data, for determining said second language data as a conversion data when said language data to be a subject of a conversion exists in the first language data, and for determining the default data as the conversion data when said language data to be a subject of a conversion does not exist in the first language data.