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Definition: A finite state machine which produces an output for each transition.
See also Moore machine.
Author: PEB
George H. Mealy, A method for synthesizing sequential circuits, Bell System Technical Journal, 34(5):1045-1079, 1955.
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Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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