This is not what 'strict' really means. 'Strictness' means that a function must evaluate its argument. In terms of h/w this would mean (I guess) that a 'strict'

This is not what 'strict' really means. 'Strictness' means that a function must evaluate its argument. In terms of h/w this would mean (I guess) that a 'strict' circuit must read its inputs, which is not usually required.