Before revision: In electronics design, an 'EXCITATION TABLE shows the minimum inputs that are necessary to generate a particular next state (in other words, to"excite"'' it to the next state) when the current state is known.
After revision: 'In electronics design, an 'EXCITATION TABLE shows the minimum inputs that are necessary to generate a particular next state (in other words, to"excite"'' it to the next state) when the current state is known.