mod_rewrite vs mod_rewrite.c, Is there a difference?

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Here is wordpress .htaccess file: 

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /wordpress/
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /wordpress/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

Is <IfModule mod_rewrite.c></IfModule> to check whether mod_rewrite module has been loaded on server? Also if <IfModule mod_rewrite.c></IfModule> is for mod_rewrite then why does <IfModule mod_rewrite.c></IfModule> uses mod_rewrite instead of mod_rewrite.c? Is it referring to source file as mentioned here:

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  2. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/core.html#ifmodule

    The <IfModule test>...</IfModule> section is used to mark directives
    that are conditional on the presence of a specific module. The
    directives within an section are only processed if the test
    is true. If test is false, everything between the start and end
    markers is ignored.

    The module argument can be either the module identifier or the file
    name of the module, at the time it was compiled. For example,
    rewrite_module is the identifier and mod_rewrite.c is the file name.

    http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/module-dict.html#SourceFile

    Source File

    This quite simply lists the name of the source file which contains the
    code for the module. This is also the name used by the <IfModule>
    directive.

    In laymans yes the IfModule condition checks if a module is loaded. Yes mod_rewrite.c is the Source file.

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