What is the "Other" space on my Mac?

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If you check the contents of your Mac's hard drive (or flash storage), you might see a certain amount described as "Other."
All of your audio is accounted for distinctly. So is the space used to store apps, photos, movies, even backup files that get queued up when your Mac is away from its Time Capsule or Time Machine backup drive. So what's "Other?"

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