* serialised chunk of data that can be decoded again by
* eet_data_descriptor_decode(). This is useful for being able to transmit
* data structures across sockets, pipes, IPC or shared file mechanisms,
- * without having to worry about memory space, machine type, endianess etc.
+ * without having to worry about memory space, machine type, endianness etc.
*
* The parameter @p edd must point to a valid data descriptor, and
* @p data_in must point to the right data structure to encode. If not, the