Just curious

[Cliphead]

Before I got involved in IT I would have written 'set up', where needed. Now I invariably spell it 'setup'.

How do you spell it / use it? Is this peculiar to IT or is it related to US English versus English?

[doodab]

At least you leave .exe off the end.

I call it setup or taken for a mug, depending on the context.

[NickFitz]

I'd use "setup" as a noun denoting the process I use when I set up something.

[mudskipper]

I'd use "setup" as a noun denoting the process I use when I set up something.

WHS. setup is the noun, to set up is the verb.

[Paddy]

WHS. setup is the noun, to set up is the verb.

US English; a setupist is a person who setsup.

[NotAllThere]

According to the OED - 'set-up' is the noun, 'set up' the verb.

I use setup as the noun though.

[tractor]

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US English; a setupist is a person who setsup.

Shirley that's an upsetter?

[VectraMan]

I use setup as the noun though.

A setup would be something that has been set up, but the process of setting up would be setupification.

[doodab]

A setup would be something that has been set up, but the process of setting up would be setupdation.

[suityou01]

Once setupdation is complete you can always administrate it, incase you forgot to do something during setupdation.