Definition of anthropology. 1  1 : the science of human beings; especially : the study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space and in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture. 2  2 : theology dealing with the origin, nature, and destiny of human beings.
File Based Data Backup. File based backup is the type of backup that most people are familiar with. Because this form of backup has been around for so long, the technologies employed are quite numerous, and backup solutions have been developed for about every situation that can be imagined.
Lossless audio files typically require more storage space than lossy encoded ones. However this type of format is often favored by users wanting to backup original audio CDs -- a perfect copy can be restored in the event of loss or damage to the CD. Also Known As: lossless, lossless data compression.