What is this mobilebackup volume that just appeared?

I just noticed a new volume, Mobilebackup. I appears to be a few days old, and appears to have the same kind of files that Time Machine does. It has backup files of two volumes (of four), and has one folder for the first day, and varying numbers of folders thereafter.
What is this? Where is it? Why is it?

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I'm guessing I should leave this well alone I guess?..
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Regards,
Del

Thanks Shawn and Linc. If I'd spent more time looking around I would have learnt this. So lazy... There is a lot on this subject. Thanks guys though...
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