What is irom usb?

What is irom usb? I accidentally bricked my BPI-RV2 and I see this in Getting Started:

Q: How to deal with uboot burning failure
A:If the uboot fails to be burned, the image cannot be updated through the uboot. You can download the image through the irom usb, or remove the flash and re-burn the image in mode of the burner.

So, without desoldering, what is that irom usb?