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.