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The phrase "be used for reference" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is often used to describe the purpose or function of something, such as a book, document, or source of information. Here is an example: "The dictionary can be used for reference when looking up the meaning of unfamiliar words."
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Donate this book to your school's physical education department to be used for reference.
It was to be used for reference during competition, Dr. Rodchenkov said, and outlined the competition schedule for each athlete.
"It is an exemplary case, we hope that [the] procedure will come to a successful conclusion and that [it] will be used for reference to farmers exposed to similar products.
By A. W. Paine, Harold Ross, and Russell Maloney The New Yorker, April 12 , 1941P. 11 Alfred W. Paine, who runs a bookshop devoted to works about sailors & the sea, received a letter recently from the research department of a movie company, inquiring about the availability of books which might be used for reference work.
Because of the inconsistencies between peat maps, they should be used for reference only.
However, it is added to an offender's criminal record and can be used for reference in any future criminal proceedings.
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As was demonstrated previously [ 20, 29], the long-lived luminescence cannot only be used for referencing of the short-lived fluorescence, but also to sense an additional analyte.
Age ≥65 years was used for reference.
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A chromate based conversion coating was used for reference.
An un-strengthened control beam was used for reference.
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