Four-tensor is a frequent abbreviation for a tensor in a four-dimensional spacetime.
In order to avoid notational and conceptual confusion, it is common to call the 4-dimensional energy-momentum tensor pμ (μ = 0,1,2,3) the 4-momentum of an object so as to not be confused with the spatial 3-momentum 
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