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look up vs lookup

Both 'look up' and 'lookup' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Look up' is a phrasal verb meaning to search for information, while 'lookup' is a noun or an adjective used in technical contexts, such as in computing or databases.

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look up

This is a correct phrasal verb used to indicate searching for information.

Use 'look up' when you want to indicate searching for information or finding something in a reference source.

Examples:

I need to look up the meaning of this word.
Can you look up the address for me, please?

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No, I had Cho look up her address.
I need you to look up arson cases in Fredericksburg.
Good, get her to look up previous assaults.
You can look up the marriage certificate online.
Please look up a number for me
Okay, look up large mud huts.
There's somebody I need to look up.
Dean, look up Edward Durbin II.
I found the chapter Katrina told us to look up.
Anybody can look up a flight plan online.
Went to look up old World War II buddies or something.
You just told me to look up an old case.
Okay, so I need to look up the date...
When you get to Stanton, look up Barney.
We got to look up the specs on the windmill.
Listen, I'm sending you some symbols to look up.
No, look up where rainbows end.
He'll have to look up the prescription.
Some inflorescences look up, others are hanging.
Please look up Tolle and DBT radical acceptance.

Alternatives:

search for
find
research

lookup

This is correct when used as a noun or an adjective in technical contexts, such as computing or databases.

Use 'lookup' in technical contexts to refer to a process of retrieving data from a database or a function that searches for a specific value.

Examples:

The lookup table helps in quickly finding the required information.
This software has a lookup feature for easy data retrieval.

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All right, I can do a lookup for the name.
CDDB which is used to configure the CDDB lookup features of & kscd;.
VLOOKUP(Lookup value; data source; Column; Sorted)
HLOOKUP(Lookup value; data source; Row; Sorted)
Lookup words in a local or Internet dictionary
Name lookup failed. Check your host name for spelling errors.
Type of lookup which should be tried at the CDDB server.
To perform the lookup, press the button that matches the kanji you wanted to look up.
Select the search engine to use for input boxes that provide automatic lookup services when you type in normal words and phrases instead of a URL. To disable this feature select None from the list.
Contains a hierarchy of all widgets of the form. The list simplifies widgets lookup by name and navigation between them.
This test profile is used to make all colors on the screen slightly more blue by altering the video card lookup table. This allows the user to check the calibration is being applied correctly.
Select the search engine to use for input boxes that provide automatic lookup services when you type in normal words and phrases instead of a URL. To disable this feature select None from the list.
E 1.4 Step 04: CDDB Configuration Lookup Tab
& kalzium; provides you with all kinds of information about the Periodic Table of the Elements. You can lookup lots of information about the elements and also use visualizations to show them. It is free and licensed under the & GNU; Public License.
To lookup a System ID in the current & XML; catalog use the Lookup System ID menu then enter the value to find the dialog that displays.
To lookup a PUBLIC ID use the Lookup Public ID menu entry then enter the value to find the dialog that displays.
Starts the CDDB lookup of the & CD; data according your settings from the Lookup tab on the CDDB page. (Can be local or online, in the later case you have to connect to the Internet first.)
Must specify a key to lookup size of.
Okay, a reverse lookup should give us a name.
Tellico was unable to complete the CD lookup.

Alternatives:

search function
data retrieval
database query

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