Check if table exists in SQL Server

Question

I would like this to be the ultimate discussion on how to check if a table exists in SQL Server 2000/2005 using SQL Statements.

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Answer 1

Also note that if for any reason you need to check for a temporary table you can do this:

if OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#test') is not null
 --- temp table exists