Usually means: Voltage change following a neuron's action.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (afterpotential)

noun:  A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.

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