noun
A networking device that aggregates multiple data streams into one. Used in computing and telecommunications contexts.
集信装置を使って、複数のセンサーからのデータを一つの回線にまとめる。
Using a concentrator, data from multiple sensors is combined onto a single line.
ハブ is a more general networking hub, while 集信装置 specifically emphasizes the concentration or aggregation function.
Compound of 集 (collect), 信 (communication/signal), and 装置 (device). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.