* on the meta type. Obviously, the length of the data must also
* be provided for non-numeric types.
*
- * Additionaly, type dependant modifiers such as shift operators
+ * Additionally, type dependent modifiers such as shift operators
* or mask may be applied to extend the functionaliy. As of now,
* the variable length type supports shifting the byte string to
* the right, eating up any number of octets and thus supporting