Hyperstrict

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Hyperstrict
       
          A function which is hyperstrict in some argument will fully
          evaluate that argument.  To fully evaluate an object, evaluate
          it to WHNF and if it is a constructed data object (e.g. a list
          or tuple) then fully evaluate every component and so on


          recursively.  Thus a hyperstrict function will fail to
          terminate if its argument or any component or sub-component of
          its argument fails to terminate (i.e. if its argument is not
          "total").