What does other mean in itunes summary?

On IPhone summary tab in itunes it shows other as 2.61GB, is there any way i could reduce this amount? what is contained in other?

Greetings raundel,
The "Other" memory area contains things such as Settings, Siri voices and other system data. See this article -
See how much storage you've used on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Be well,
Brett L 

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