[al.bum] n [L, a white tablet, fr. neut. of albus] (1612) 1 a: a book with blank pages used for making a collection (as of autographs, stamps, or photographs) b: a paperboard container for a phonograph record: jacket c: one or more recordings (as on tape or disc) produced as a single unit "a 2-record ~"
2: a collection usu. in book form of literary selections, musical compositions, or pictures: anthology