Device, Apparatus
Noun and する verb
そうち
今日は電気制御装置の使い方を学びました。
I learned how to use an electrical control unit today.
This attire is put inside this equipment, where it's changed into something else. This attire device is strange and interesting. Imagine something that it does to your attire.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.