When I last synced my iphone 4s it showed a chunk of memory called other. What is this and how can I get rid of it.

I recently synced my IPHONE 4S to my pc and much to my surprise there was an area marked as OTHER. It is about 4Gig in size and I have no idea what it contains or how to get rid of it. Can some one help me.
Al Domaratius

the other is the OS and data inside the apps

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If you own an iPhone that is ineligible for warranty service but is eligible for Out-of-Warranty (OOW) Service, Apple will service your iPhone for the Out-of-Warranty Service fee listed below.
iPhone model
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iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c,
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iPhone 4s
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1503

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