IPhone shows 11.77GB taken up by "Other". What is it and how can I delete it?

iPhone 4 shows 11.77GB taken up by "other" what is it and how can i delete it?

One of the great mysteries of the Universe.
However, I can tell you that if you power cycle the phone, Other will diminish significantly in size. So it probably contains caches, app workspaces, whathaveyou. Just had close to 4GB, but after force quitting all apps and then turning it off and on, Other went down to a tad over 1GB.

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