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Tostador traducido. Acta poét [online]. 2004, vol.25, n.1, pp.201-206. ISSN 2448-735X.

Bad news for translators: their work is becoming extinct. With the existing programs for computerized translation, editing companies will get rid of these annoying beings. The simple pressing of one key will accomplish in minutes, even seconds, the task that today takes months, even years. Using the instructions manual for a bread toaster as an example, Francisco Hinojosa, Mexican writer, shows us the extraordinary improvement these programs have attained.