built-in vs incidental

built-in

noun
  • Anything (such as a piece of furniture, or a software feature) that is built in, not added as an extra. 

adj
  • Being an essential and permanent part of something. 

  • Being an included feature that normally comes as an extra. 

  • Constructed as a non-detachable part of a larger structure. 

incidental

adj
  • Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident). 

  • Occurring by chance. 

  • Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence. 

  • Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related. 

noun
  • Something that is incidental. 

  • Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense. 

How often have the words built-in and incidental occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )