Can you explain the open-closed design principle?

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"The open-closed design principle is from the SOLID software development discipline. It states that a system should be open for extension but closed for any modifications. If some new functionality is required in a stable system, the stable code should be left alone, and any new functionality should be enabled by only adding new classes."