APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION

Disclosed are an automatic translation apparatus and method capable of optimizing limited translation knowledge in a database mounted in a portable mobile communication terminal, obtaining translation knowledge from external servers in order to provide translation knowledge appropriate for respective users, and effectively updating the database mounted in the terminal. The automatic translation apparatus includes: an input unit configured to receive translation target information inputted to be translated from a user; a translation unit configured to perform translation for the translation target information based on translation data included in a translation database and to extract translation information generated during the translation process; and a communication unit configured to transmit the translation information to a first server and to receive, from the first server, new translation data being not included in the translation database among various kinds of data necessary for performing the translation for the translation target information.