What is in the "other" category of my ipod?

When i sync my ipod there are the categories of my ipod like music, apps, photos, and other. What does "other" contain?

I did not find a folder called "other" when I extracted a backup, but I found a separate folder for bookmarks. So I guess no such data inside that folder.
Maybe the idevices use it as a kind of temp folder during the sync process, it used to be bigger in the times of iOS 3.x and you could watch it changing the size while the sync was processing.

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    Details Here  >  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
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    Search before posting or see the "more like this"s section on the right side of this page.  Your question has been asked and answered many times.

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    iOS: 'Not enough free space' alert when trying to sync
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  • When I see the usage on my iPod touch 4 they have categories for how much space is being used where. What does the "other" category contain? Like what could I delete on my iPod to get rid of the "other" category?

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    Next, usually restoring from backup eliminated the corrupted files. However, sometimes restoring to factory settings/new iPod is required.
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