Why does my Iphone 5s memory say other?

Okay so I updated my Iphone 5s to IOS 8 and since then when I connect it to my laptop, in the memory usage on Itunes it says "other". What is that and how can I delete it/ lower the space it takes?

"Other" is a lot of things, a mixture of useful and useless information.

Browser cache
Mail cache
Mail messages
Mail attachments
Safari's Reading List
iTunes Backups
Game data
Saved data files
Call history
Notes
Media
Voice memos

Other is is a replacement for the word miscellaneous

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