:mod:`ctypes` exports the :func:`byref` function which is used to pass
parameters by reference. The same effect can be achieved with the
-:cfunc:`pointer` function, although :cfunc:`pointer` does a lot more work since
-it constructs a real pointer object, so it is faster to use :func:`byref` if you
+:func:`pointer` function, although :func:`pointer` does a lot more work since it
+constructs a real pointer object, so it is faster to use :func:`byref` if you
don't need the pointer object in Python itself::
>>> i = c_int()