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 # gRPC xDS example
 
 xDS is the protocol initially used by Envoy, that is evolving into a universal
-data plan API for service mesh.
+data plane API for service mesh.
 
 The xDS example is a Hello World client/server capable of being configured with
 the XDS management protocol. Out-of-the-box it behaves the same as [our other