Method of enabling the translation of machine readable information

摘要

Disclosed is a method of enabling the translation of machine readable information from a first national language to a second national language. The method includes the steps of forming a table of rules setting forth the number of additional spaces required to contain the second national language translation for a phrase of machine readable information written in the first national language. Then, an appropriate number of additional space is taken from the table is automatically added to each phrase of the machine readable information written in the first national language.